The annual salary statistics of forest and conservation technicians in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of forest and conservation technicians in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $28,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forest and conservation technicians 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 $62,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,880.
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 | $36,230 | 2.07% | 17.55% |
| 2017 | $35,480 | 2.59% | - |
| 2016 | $34,560 | 1.36% | - |
| 2015 | $34,090 | -2.46% | - |
| 2014 | $34,930 | 4.32% | - |
| 2013 | $33,420 | 10.62% | - |
| 2012 | $29,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,230 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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-Tacoma-Bellevue is 10.0 percent (10.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area and 9.1 percent (9.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.