The annual salary statistics of postsecondary physics teachers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary physics teachers 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 | $48,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $122,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary physics teachers 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 $158,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary physics teachers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $81,330 | 5.31% | 0.23% |
| 2016 | $77,010 | 2.69% | - |
| 2015 | $74,940 | 0.25% | - |
| 2014 | $74,750 | -0.03% | - |
| 2013 | $74,770 | -8.52% | - |
| 2012 | $81,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,330 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary physics teachers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary physics teachers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 23.4 percent (23.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 32.0 percent (32.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tacoma | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area |