The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of human resources specialists 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 | $42,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists 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 $115,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $67,270 | 0.52% | 1.96% |
| 2016 | $66,920 | -1.61% | - |
| 2015 | $68,000 | -2.47% | - |
| 2014 | $69,680 | 0.39% | - |
| 2013 | $69,410 | 4.98% | - |
| 2012 | $65,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,270 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 18.9 percent (18.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 21.9 percent (21.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.