The annual salary statistics of forest and conservation workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of forest and conservation workers 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 | $25,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forest and conservation workers 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 $39,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forest and conservation workers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $27,720 | -19.77% | -28.25% |
| 2017 | $33,200 | -7.08% | - |
| 2016 | $35,550 | 4.16% | - |
| 2015 | $34,070 | -4.34% | - |
| 2012 | $35,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,720 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for forest and conservation workers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of forest and conservation workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 25.1 percent (25.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area and 27.6 percent (27.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Seattle-Bellevue-Everett.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Central Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Yakima | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett |