The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of power plant operators 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 | $69,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $85,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $112,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators 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 $112,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $93,580 | 0.22% | 14.95% |
| 2016 | $93,370 | 1.20% | - |
| 2015 | $92,250 | 2.73% | - |
| 2014 | $89,730 | 19.96% | - |
| 2013 | $71,820 | -10.82% | - |
| 2012 | $79,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,580 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 27.0 percent (27.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Wenatchee-East Wenatchee and 15.0 percent (15.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Walla Walla.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Spokane | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma | |
| Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Walla Walla |