The annual salary statistics of packers and packagers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of packers and packagers 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 | $33,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for packers and packagers 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 $49,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of packers and packagers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,330 | -0.59% | 46.24% |
| 2021 | $37,550 | 14.41% | - |
| 2020 | $32,140 | 3.39% | - |
| 2019 | $31,050 | 5.15% | - |
| 2018 | $29,450 | 10.22% | - |
| 2017 | $26,440 | 6.51% | - |
| 2016 | $24,720 | 0.53% | - |
| 2015 | $24,590 | -2.89% | - |
| 2014 | $25,300 | 1.78% | - |
| 2013 | $24,850 | 19.24% | - |
| 2012 | $20,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,330 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for packers and packagers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of packers and packagers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Bremerton-Silverdale and 33.8 percent (33.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.