The annual salary statistics of phlebotomists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of phlebotomists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $30,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for phlebotomists 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 $50,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of phlebotomists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $37,930 | 1.53% | 5.91% |
| 2016 | $37,350 | 3.86% | - |
| 2015 | $35,910 | 1.53% | - |
| 2014 | $35,360 | 1.02% | - |
| 2013 | $35,000 | -1.97% | - |
| 2012 | $35,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,930 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for phlebotomists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of phlebotomists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 23.5 percent (23.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Western Washington nonmetropolitan area and 15.7 percent (15.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.