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Postsecondary Psychology Teacher Salary in Bellingham, Washington

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary psychology teachers in Bellingham, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary psychology teachers in Bellingham is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Psychology Teachers in Bellingham, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$51,500
25th Percentile Wage	$61,350
50th Percentile Wage	$83,900
75th Percentile Wage	$102,240
90th Percentile Wage	$127,100

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary psychology teachers in Bellingham, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,500.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary psychology teachers from 2012 to 2020.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	8-Year Growth
2020	$83,900	7.90%	12.85%
2019	$77,270	6.73%	-
2018	$72,070	0.92%	-
2017	$71,410	1.90%	-
2016	$70,050	17.56%	-
2015	$57,750	2.41%	-
2014	$56,360	-0.87%	-
2013	$56,850	-28.62%	-
2012	$73,120	-	-

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Psychology Teacher Salary in Bellingham with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $83,900, Bellingham is the second highest paying city for postsecondary psychology teachers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $101,280). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of postsecondary psychology teachers in Bellingham is 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$101,280
Bellingham	$83,900
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$78,590
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$68,430
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$65,100
Olympia	$61,540
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area	$56,300
Tacoma	$54,620
Spokane	$53,900
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$48,530