The annual salary statistics of human resources managers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources managers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $77,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $95,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $156,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $199,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources managers 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 $199,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources managers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $122,200 | 4.19% | 10.47% |
| 2016 | $117,080 | -0.02% | - |
| 2015 | $117,100 | 0.41% | - |
| 2014 | $116,620 | 3.76% | - |
| 2013 | $112,230 | 2.52% | - |
| 2012 | $109,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $122,200 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for human resources managers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources managers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 9.4 percent (9.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 26.0 percent (26.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.