The annual salary statistics of photographers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of photographers 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 | $27,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers 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 $83,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $46,000 | -3.74% | 50.35% |
| 2016 | $47,720 | 23.32% | - |
| 2015 | $36,590 | 33.26% | - |
| 2014 | $24,420 | 7.04% | - |
| 2013 | $22,700 | -0.62% | - |
| 2012 | $22,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,000 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 8.2 percent (8.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 44.2 percent (44.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yakima.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Spokane | |
| Olympia | |
| Tacoma | |
| Bellingham | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Yakima |