The annual salary statistics of logging equipment operators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of logging equipment operators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $47,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for logging equipment operators 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 $69,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of logging equipment operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,160 | 8.04% | 31.54% |
| 2021 | $56,240 | 7.01% | - |
| 2020 | $52,300 | 2.47% | - |
| 2019 | $51,010 | 2.41% | - |
| 2018 | $49,780 | 3.39% | - |
| 2017 | $48,090 | 2.93% | - |
| 2016 | $46,680 | 4.63% | - |
| 2015 | $44,520 | 2.18% | - |
| 2014 | $43,550 | 1.40% | - |
| 2013 | $42,940 | 2.49% | - |
| 2012 | $41,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,160 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for logging equipment operators in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of logging equipment operators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 7.0 percent (7.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Longview and 29.8 percent (29.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.