The annual salary statistics of postsecondary law teachers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary law 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 | $36,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $153,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $193,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary law 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 $193,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary law teachers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $92,320 | -0.18% | -1.91% |
| 2016 | $92,490 | -10.91% | - |
| 2015 | $102,580 | 5.74% | - |
| 2014 | $96,690 | 5.37% | - |
| 2013 | $91,500 | -2.82% | - |
| 2012 | $94,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $92,320, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the lowest paying city for postsecondary law teachers in state of Washington, following city of Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $116,200). Compared with the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of postsecondary law teachers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 20.6 percent (20.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett |