The annual salary statistics of occupational health and safety specialists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational health and safety specialists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $59,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $117,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational health and safety specialists 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 $117,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational health and safety specialists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $82,140 | 0.61% | 1.97% |
| 2016 | $81,640 | 2.85% | - |
| 2015 | $79,310 | -3.95% | - |
| 2014 | $82,440 | 3.49% | - |
| 2013 | $79,560 | -1.21% | - |
| 2012 | $80,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,140, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for occupational health and safety specialists in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Kennewick-Pasco-Richland (median annual salary of $87,170). Compared with Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, the median annual salary of occupational health and safety specialists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 5.8 percent (5.8%) lower.