The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nursing assistants 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 | $26,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants 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 $40,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $32,500 | 6.55% | 8.89% |
| 2017 | $30,370 | -1.28% | - |
| 2016 | $30,760 | 1.17% | - |
| 2015 | $30,400 | 0.07% | - |
| 2014 | $30,380 | 1.42% | - |
| 2013 | $29,950 | 1.14% | - |
| 2012 | $29,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,500 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for nursing assistants in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of nursing assistants in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Mount Vernon-Anacortes and 15.5 percent (15.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.