The annual salary statistics of occupational health and safety technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational health and safety technicians 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 | $47,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational health and safety technicians 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 $126,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational health and safety technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $65,150 | 2.03% | 21.35% |
| 2016 | $63,830 | 0.70% | - |
| 2015 | $63,380 | 13.96% | - |
| 2014 | $54,530 | 1.61% | - |
| 2013 | $53,650 | 4.49% | - |
| 2012 | $51,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,150, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for occupational health and safety technicians in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Kennewick-Pasco-Richland (median annual salary of $86,400). Compared with Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, the median annual salary of occupational health and safety technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Tacoma | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale |