The annual salary statistics of postsecondary history teachers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary history teachers 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 | $51,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary history teachers 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 $126,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary history teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $75,210 | -3.22% | 10.70% |
| 2021 | $77,630 | 6.22% | - |
| 2020 | $72,800 | 1.51% | - |
| 2019 | $71,700 | 0.86% | - |
| 2018 | $71,080 | 2.25% | - |
| 2017 | $69,480 | 8.26% | - |
| 2016 | $63,740 | -0.30% | - |
| 2015 | $63,930 | 1.96% | - |
| 2014 | $62,680 | -4.93% | - |
| 2013 | $65,770 | -2.11% | - |
| 2012 | $67,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $75,210, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for postsecondary history teachers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $100,660). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of postsecondary history teachers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 25.3 percent (25.3%) lower.
| 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 |