The annual salary statistics of forest and conservation workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of forest and conservation workers 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 | $20,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forest and conservation workers 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 $40,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,050.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forest and conservation workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $20,070 | -43.45% | 9.57% |
| 2016 | $28,790 | 31.89% | - |
| 2015 | $19,610 | 1.17% | - |
| 2014 | $19,380 | 1.96% | - |
| 2013 | $19,000 | 4.47% | - |
| 2012 | $18,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $20,070, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the lowest paying city for forest and conservation workers in state of Washington, following city of Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $37,010). Compared with the highest paying city Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of forest and conservation workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 45.8 percent (45.8%) lower.
| 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 |