The annual salary statistics of physicists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physicists 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 | $54,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $119,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists 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 $154,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physicists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $89,130 | -4.70% | -45.62% |
| 2016 | $93,320 | -45.31% | - |
| 2015 | $135,600 | 10.07% | - |
| 2014 | $121,950 | 2.83% | - |
| 2013 | $118,500 | -9.53% | - |
| 2012 | $129,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $89,130, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the lowest paying city for physicists in state of Washington, following city of Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $171,830). Compared with the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of physicists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 48.1 percent (48.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett |