The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Bellingham, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Bellingham 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 | $35,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Bellingham, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,890 | 0.66% | 11.07% |
| 2021 | $46,580 | 9.68% | - |
| 2020 | $42,070 | 4.40% | - |
| 2019 | $40,220 | -4.53% | - |
| 2018 | $42,040 | -4.09% | - |
| 2017 | $43,760 | 0.78% | - |
| 2016 | $43,420 | 4.33% | - |
| 2015 | $41,540 | -1.69% | - |
| 2014 | $42,240 | -1.33% | - |
| 2013 | $42,800 | 2.57% | - |
| 2012 | $41,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,890 in Bellingham is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Bellingham is 8.4 percent (8.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 25.4 percent (25.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.