The annual salary statistics of logging equipment operators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of logging equipment operators 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 | $41,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for logging equipment operators 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 $66,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of logging equipment operators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $55,290 | 0.94% | 7.70% |
| 2016 | $54,770 | -0.20% | - |
| 2015 | $54,880 | 7.31% | - |
| 2014 | $50,870 | 3.11% | - |
| 2013 | $49,290 | -3.53% | - |
| 2012 | $51,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,290 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 15.9 percent (15.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Longview and 22.3 percent (22.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.