The annual salary statistics of foresters in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of foresters 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 | $50,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $168,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for foresters 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 $168,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of foresters from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $62,280 | 1.14% | 12.04% |
| 2016 | $61,570 | 5.99% | - |
| 2015 | $57,880 | 1.74% | - |
| 2014 | $56,870 | -1.76% | - |
| 2013 | $57,870 | 5.34% | - |
| 2012 | $54,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,280 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for foresters in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of foresters in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 31.6 percent (31.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 8.7 percent (8.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Olympia.