The annual salary statistics of economists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of economists 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 | $63,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $119,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $143,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for economists 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 $143,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of economists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $96,620 | -1.49% | 16.88% |
| 2016 | $98,060 | 5.19% | - |
| 2015 | $92,970 | 10.61% | - |
| 2014 | $83,110 | 2.23% | - |
| 2013 | $81,260 | 1.17% | - |
| 2012 | $80,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,620 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for economists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of economists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 41.0 percent (41.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 3.6 percent (3.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Olympia.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Olympia |