The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electrical engineers 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 | $68,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $87,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $113,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $141,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $165,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $165,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $113,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $113,530 | 5.07% | 16.53% |
| 2016 | $107,770 | 2.16% | - |
| 2015 | $105,440 | 1.79% | - |
| 2014 | $103,550 | 3.92% | - |
| 2013 | $99,490 | 4.75% | - |
| 2012 | $94,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $113,530 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 10.6 percent (10.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 32.8 percent (32.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Olympia.