The annual salary statistics of editors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of editors 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 | $34,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors 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 $101,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $66,810 | 10.76% | -0.88% |
| 2016 | $59,620 | -5.48% | - |
| 2015 | $62,890 | 5.84% | - |
| 2014 | $59,220 | 4.46% | - |
| 2013 | $56,580 | -19.12% | - |
| 2012 | $67,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,810 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for editors in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of editors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 42.1 percent (42.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.