The annual salary statistics of editors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of editors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $51,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $147,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $147,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $77,470 | -0.75% | 13.41% |
| 2021 | $78,050 | 4.47% | - |
| 2020 | $74,560 | 0.68% | - |
| 2019 | $74,050 | 6.47% | - |
| 2018 | $69,260 | 3.75% | - |
| 2017 | $66,660 | 10.25% | - |
| 2016 | $59,830 | -4.18% | - |
| 2015 | $62,330 | 5.45% | - |
| 2014 | $58,930 | 4.36% | - |
| 2013 | $56,360 | -19.02% | - |
| 2012 | $67,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,470 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for editors in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of editors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 50.1 percent (50.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.