The annual salary statistics of curators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of curators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $42,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for curators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $113,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of curators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $65,830 | 7.05% | 13.02% |
| 2016 | $61,190 | 5.12% | - |
| 2015 | $58,060 | -1.77% | - |
| 2014 | $59,090 | 8.88% | - |
| 2013 | $53,840 | -6.35% | - |
| 2012 | $57,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,830, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for curators in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $69,410). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of curators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Tacoma | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area |