The annual salary statistics of postsecondary history teachers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary history teachers 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 | $45,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary history teachers 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 $131,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary history teachers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $72,260 | 10.68% | 4.18% |
| 2016 | $64,540 | -2.54% | - |
| 2015 | $66,180 | 3.64% | - |
| 2014 | $63,770 | -6.49% | - |
| 2013 | $67,910 | -1.96% | - |
| 2012 | $69,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,260 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary history teachers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary history teachers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 28.2 percent (28.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 29.2 percent (29.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bellingham | |
| Tacoma | |
| Spokane | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area |