The annual salary statistics of machinists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of machinists 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 | $33,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists 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 $78,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machinists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $52,100 | 2.73% | 2.55% |
| 2016 | $50,680 | 5.15% | - |
| 2015 | $48,070 | 4.10% | - |
| 2014 | $46,100 | -5.03% | - |
| 2013 | $48,420 | -4.85% | - |
| 2012 | $50,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,100 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for machinists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of machinists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 24.3 percent (24.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Bremerton-Silverdale and 28.6 percent (28.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.