The annual salary statistics of parts salespersons in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of parts salespersons 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 | $30,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for parts salespersons 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 $63,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of parts salespersons from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,750 | -4.00% | 18.13% |
| 2021 | $42,380 | 9.70% | - |
| 2020 | $38,270 | 5.64% | - |
| 2019 | $36,110 | 4.57% | - |
| 2018 | $34,460 | 4.00% | - |
| 2017 | $33,080 | -0.79% | - |
| 2016 | $33,340 | -7.02% | - |
| 2015 | $35,680 | -1.23% | - |
| 2014 | $36,120 | -6.31% | - |
| 2013 | $38,400 | 13.12% | - |
| 2012 | $33,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,750 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for parts salespersons in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of parts salespersons in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Mount Vernon-Anacortes and 27.9 percent (27.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.