The annual salary statistics of microbiologists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of microbiologists 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 | $43,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for microbiologists 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 $120,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of microbiologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $72,510 | 5.81% | 9.58% |
| 2016 | $68,300 | 7.35% | - |
| 2015 | $63,280 | -5.37% | - |
| 2014 | $66,680 | 1.09% | - |
| 2013 | $65,950 | 0.59% | - |
| 2012 | $65,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $72,510, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for microbiologists in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $74,480). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of microbiologists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Spokane | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tacoma | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area |