The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education teachers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary education teachers 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 | $43,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $148,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education teachers 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 $148,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education teachers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $67,510 | -9.51% | 16.46% |
| 2016 | $73,930 | 11.86% | - |
| 2015 | $65,160 | 5.02% | - |
| 2014 | $61,890 | 10.57% | - |
| 2013 | $55,350 | -1.90% | - |
| 2012 | $56,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,510, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the highest paying city for postsecondary education teachers in state of Washington, followed by Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary $66,980). In comparison, the median annual salary of postsecondary education teachers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is .8 percent (.8%) higher than that in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Spokane | |
| Tacoma | |
| Bellingham | |
| Olympia |