The annual salary statistics of desktop publishers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of desktop publishers 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 | $23,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for desktop publishers 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 $73,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of desktop publishers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $51,460 | -26.58% | 19.08% |
| 2016 | $65,140 | 10.04% | - |
| 2015 | $58,600 | 18.67% | - |
| 2014 | $47,660 | 8.96% | - |
| 2013 | $43,390 | 4.03% | - |
| 2012 | $41,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,460, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for desktop publishers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $54,230). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of desktop publishers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 5.1 percent (5.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue |