The annual salary statistics of gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators 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 | $33,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators 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 $60,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,760 | -18.37% | -2.14% |
| 2021 | $45,880 | 23.84% | - |
| 2020 | $34,940 | 10.82% | - |
| 2019 | $31,160 | -1.06% | - |
| 2018 | $31,490 | -2.03% | - |
| 2017 | $32,130 | -2.52% | - |
| 2016 | $32,940 | 5.80% | - |
| 2015 | $31,030 | 4.96% | - |
| 2014 | $29,490 | -12.07% | - |
| 2013 | $33,050 | -19.79% | - |
| 2012 | $39,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,760, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Tacoma (median annual salary of $47,180). Compared with Tacoma, the median annual salary of gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 17.8 percent (17.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tacoma | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Olympia |