The annual salary statistics of environmental science teachers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of environmental science teachers 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 | $59,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $128,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental science teachers 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 $169,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental science teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $104,350 | 10.93% | -21.34% |
| 2021 | $92,940 | -21.44% | - |
| 2020 | $112,870 | -3.62% | - |
| 2019 | $116,960 | -12.03% | - |
| 2018 | $131,030 | -2.67% | - |
| 2017 | $134,530 | 10.17% | - |
| 2016 | $120,850 | 9.03% | - |
| 2015 | $109,940 | -1.82% | - |
| 2014 | $111,940 | -4.36% | - |
| 2013 | $116,820 | -8.39% | - |
| 2012 | $126,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $104,350, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for environmental science teachers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Bellevue-Everett (median annual salary of $138,720). Compared with Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, the median annual salary of environmental science teachers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 24.8 percent (24.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Bellingham | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro |