The annual salary statistics of multimedia artists and animators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of multimedia artists and animators 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 | $53,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multimedia artists and animators 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 $130,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of multimedia artists and animators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $89,060 | 12.91% | 27.80% |
| 2016 | $77,560 | -1.32% | - |
| 2015 | $78,580 | 7.33% | - |
| 2014 | $72,820 | -2.27% | - |
| 2013 | $74,470 | 13.66% | - |
| 2012 | $64,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $89,060, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for multimedia artists and animators in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $92,870). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of multimedia artists and animators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 4.1 percent (4.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Spokane |