The annual salary statistics of forest and conservation technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of forest and conservation technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $31,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forest and conservation technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forest and conservation technicians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $39,520 | -4.71% | 6.88% |
| 2017 | $41,380 | 2.78% | - |
| 2016 | $40,230 | -10.27% | - |
| 2015 | $44,360 | 13.26% | - |
| 2014 | $38,480 | 4.47% | - |
| 2013 | $36,760 | -0.11% | - |
| 2012 | $36,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,520 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for forest and conservation technicians in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of forest and conservation technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area and 16.6 percent (16.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.