The annual salary statistics of locomotive engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of locomotive engineers 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 | $60,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for locomotive engineers 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 $100,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of locomotive engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $89,490 | 0.51% | 0.51% |
| 2016 | $89,030 | 2.79% | - |
| 2015 | $86,550 | 2.36% | - |
| 2014 | $84,510 | -5.35% | - |
| 2012 | $89,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $89,490, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the highest paying city for locomotive engineers in state of Washington, followed by Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary $81,270). In comparison, the median annual salary of locomotive engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 9.2 percent (9.2%) higher than that in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro |