The annual salary statistics of health educators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of health educators 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 | $50,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health educators 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 $103,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of health educators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,870 | 0.27% | 27.34% |
| 2021 | $62,700 | 0.40% | - |
| 2020 | $62,450 | 2.29% | - |
| 2019 | $61,020 | 6.06% | - |
| 2018 | $57,320 | -1.74% | - |
| 2017 | $58,320 | 6.77% | - |
| 2016 | $54,370 | 9.51% | - |
| 2015 | $49,200 | 0.16% | - |
| 2014 | $49,120 | 4.80% | - |
| 2013 | $46,760 | 2.31% | - |
| 2012 | $45,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,870 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for health educators in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of health educators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 42.6 percent (42.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.