The annual salary statistics of phlebotomists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of phlebotomists 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 | $39,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for phlebotomists 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 $63,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of phlebotomists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,650 | 2.23% | 25.38% |
| 2021 | $45,610 | 6.88% | - |
| 2020 | $42,470 | 3.72% | - |
| 2019 | $40,890 | 5.87% | - |
| 2018 | $38,490 | 1.95% | - |
| 2017 | $37,740 | 1.67% | - |
| 2016 | $37,110 | 4.45% | - |
| 2015 | $35,460 | 2.17% | - |
| 2014 | $34,690 | 1.33% | - |
| 2013 | $34,230 | -1.69% | - |
| 2012 | $34,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,650 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for phlebotomists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of phlebotomists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Western Washington nonmetropolitan area and 31.4 percent (31.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.