The annual salary statistics of food service managers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food service managers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $40,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $117,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food service managers 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 $117,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food service managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $71,850 | -3.67% | 10.37% |
| 2018 | $74,490 | 9.05% | - |
| 2017 | $67,750 | 15.88% | - |
| 2016 | $56,990 | 9.05% | - |
| 2015 | $51,830 | -0.68% | - |
| 2014 | $52,180 | 7.80% | - |
| 2013 | $48,110 | -33.86% | - |
| 2012 | $64,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,850 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for food service managers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of food service managers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Bellingham and 51.6 percent (51.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Longview.