The annual salary statistics of legislators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators 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 | $22,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $133,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $35,360 | 10.75% | -51.16% |
| 2016 | $31,560 | -30.48% | - |
| 2015 | $41,180 | -42.67% | - |
| 2014 | $58,750 | -40.53% | - |
| 2013 | $82,560 | 35.26% | - |
| 2012 | $53,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,360 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 70.3 percent (70.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Mount Vernon-Anacortes and 44.6 percent (44.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.