The annual salary statistics of legislators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $22,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $113,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $58,510 | 11.30% | 10.49% |
| 2018 | $51,900 | -10.10% | - |
| 2017 | $57,140 | 7.23% | - |
| 2016 | $53,010 | 0.02% | - |
| 2015 | $53,000 | -2.87% | - |
| 2014 | $54,520 | 4.51% | - |
| 2013 | $52,060 | -0.60% | - |
| 2012 | $52,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,510 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 50.9 percent (50.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Mount Vernon-Anacortes and 66.5 percent (66.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.