The annual salary statistics of forensic science technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of forensic science technicians 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 | $45,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forensic science technicians 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 $84,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forensic science technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $68,500 | -2.64% | 9.11% |
| 2016 | $70,310 | 3.90% | - |
| 2015 | $67,570 | 3.03% | - |
| 2014 | $65,520 | 3.14% | - |
| 2013 | $63,460 | 1.89% | - |
| 2012 | $62,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,500 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for forensic science technicians in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of forensic science technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 22.6 percent (22.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 13.6 percent (13.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Washington nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Spokane | |
| Tacoma | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area |