The annual salary statistics of locomotive engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of locomotive engineers 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 | $46,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $154,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $173,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for locomotive engineers 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 $173,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of locomotive engineers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $81,270 | -17.99% | 65.95% |
| 2019 | $95,890 | 4.31% | - |
| 2018 | $91,760 | 3.51% | - |
| 2017 | $88,540 | 0.12% | - |
| 2016 | $88,430 | 2.68% | - |
| 2015 | $86,060 | 2.46% | - |
| 2014 | $83,940 | 66.42% | - |
| 2013 | $28,190 | 1.84% | - |
| 2012 | $27,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $81,270, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for locomotive engineers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Bellevue-Everett (median annual salary of $89,490). Compared with Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, the median annual salary of locomotive engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro |