The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of retail salespersons 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 | $23,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons 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 $52,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of retail salespersons from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $28,970 | 6.97% | 12.88% |
| 2016 | $26,950 | 6.16% | - |
| 2015 | $25,290 | 3.60% | - |
| 2014 | $24,380 | 0.90% | - |
| 2013 | $24,160 | -4.47% | - |
| 2012 | $25,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,970 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for retail salespersons in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of retail salespersons in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 13.8 percent (13.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.