The annual salary statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nonfarm animal caretakers 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 | $23,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nonfarm animal caretakers 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 $49,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nonfarm animal caretakers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $26,210 | 6.14% | 11.14% |
| 2016 | $24,600 | 3.29% | - |
| 2015 | $23,790 | 1.05% | - |
| 2014 | $23,540 | -2.46% | - |
| 2013 | $24,120 | 3.44% | - |
| 2012 | $23,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,210 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for nonfarm animal caretakers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of nonfarm animal caretakers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 28.4 percent (28.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 18.2 percent (18.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.