The annual salary statistics of museum technicians and conservators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of museum technicians and conservators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $36,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $171,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for museum technicians and conservators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $171,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of museum technicians and conservators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $57,000 | 0.18% | 28.23% |
| 2021 | $56,900 | 16.71% | - |
| 2020 | $47,390 | 5.11% | - |
| 2019 | $44,970 | 0.13% | - |
| 2018 | $44,910 | 3.96% | - |
| 2017 | $43,130 | 0.60% | - |
| 2016 | $42,870 | 7.23% | - |
| 2015 | $39,770 | 12.09% | - |
| 2014 | $34,960 | -7.49% | - |
| 2013 | $37,580 | -8.86% | - |
| 2012 | $40,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,000, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for museum technicians and conservators in state of Washington, followed by Western Washington nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $44,010). In comparison, the median annual salary of museum technicians and conservators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 22.8 percent (22.8%) higher than that in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Tacoma |