The annual salary statistics of purchasing managers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of purchasing managers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $80,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $105,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $157,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $195,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for purchasing managers 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 $195,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of purchasing managers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $128,710 | -1.82% | 11.94% |
| 2016 | $131,050 | 4.24% | - |
| 2015 | $125,500 | 0.36% | - |
| 2014 | $125,050 | 4.48% | - |
| 2013 | $119,450 | 5.12% | - |
| 2012 | $113,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $128,710, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for purchasing managers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $135,160). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of purchasing managers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Yakima | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Tacoma | |
| Spokane | |
| Olympia |