The annual salary statistics of sales managers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sales managers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $75,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $107,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $137,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $182,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sales managers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $182,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $137,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sales managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $137,320 | 0.05% | 13.20% |
| 2018 | $137,250 | 7.05% | - |
| 2017 | $127,580 | 7.52% | - |
| 2016 | $117,990 | 3.21% | - |
| 2015 | $114,200 | 1.31% | - |
| 2014 | $112,700 | -3.34% | - |
| 2013 | $116,460 | -2.34% | - |
| 2012 | $119,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $137,320, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for sales managers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Bremerton-Silverdale (median annual salary of $142,580). Compared with Bremerton-Silverdale, the median annual salary of sales managers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower.