The annual salary statistics of postsecondary law teachers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary law 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 | $56,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $172,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $205,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary law 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 $205,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary law teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $102,970 | 1.01% | 9.30% |
| 2020 | $101,930 | 2.15% | - |
| 2019 | $99,740 | 6.99% | - |
| 2018 | $92,770 | 0.49% | - |
| 2017 | $92,320 | -0.18% | - |
| 2016 | $92,490 | -10.91% | - |
| 2015 | $102,580 | 6.52% | - |
| 2014 | $95,890 | 5.14% | - |
| 2013 | $90,960 | -2.67% | - |
| 2012 | $93,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $102,970, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for postsecondary law teachers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $116,200). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of postsecondary law teachers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett |