The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education teachers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary education teachers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $57,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education teachers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $66,980 | -16.24% | 14.84% |
| 2021 | $77,860 | 15.55% | - |
| 2020 | $65,750 | 7.35% | - |
| 2019 | $60,920 | 2.97% | - |
| 2018 | $59,110 | 1.08% | - |
| 2017 | $58,470 | -11.08% | - |
| 2016 | $64,950 | -4.46% | - |
| 2015 | $67,850 | 4.35% | - |
| 2014 | $64,900 | 4.98% | - |
| 2013 | $61,670 | 7.51% | - |
| 2012 | $57,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $66,980, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for postsecondary education teachers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Bellevue-Everett (median annual salary of $67,510). Compared with Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, the median annual salary of postsecondary education teachers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is .8 percent (.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Spokane | |
| Tacoma | |
| Bellingham | |
| Olympia |