The annual salary statistics of forest and conservation technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of forest and conservation 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 | $28,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forest and conservation 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 $57,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forest and conservation technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $35,480 | 2.59% | 15.84% |
| 2016 | $34,560 | 1.36% | - |
| 2015 | $34,090 | 1.97% | - |
| 2013 | $33,420 | 10.65% | - |
| 2012 | $29,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,480 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 11.9 percent (11.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area and 7.1 percent (7.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.