The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of registered nurses in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $80,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $83,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $102,680 | 3.55% | 23.22% |
| 2021 | $99,030 | 5.06% | - |
| 2020 | $94,020 | 5.05% | - |
| 2019 | $89,270 | 6.06% | - |
| 2018 | $83,860 | 3.67% | - |
| 2017 | $80,780 | -0.52% | - |
| 2016 | $81,200 | 0.30% | - |
| 2015 | $80,960 | -1.74% | - |
| 2014 | $82,370 | 2.40% | - |
| 2013 | $80,390 | 1.93% | - |
| 2012 | $78,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $102,680, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for registered nurses in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $108,290). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of registered nurses in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower.