The annual salary statistics of security and fire alarm systems installers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security and fire alarm systems installers 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 | $42,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security and fire alarm systems installers 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 $99,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security and fire alarm systems installers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,390 | -3.84% | 18.47% |
| 2021 | $66,860 | 13.67% | - |
| 2020 | $57,720 | 1.65% | - |
| 2019 | $56,770 | 4.81% | - |
| 2018 | $54,040 | 1.72% | - |
| 2017 | $53,110 | 6.10% | - |
| 2016 | $49,870 | -0.46% | - |
| 2015 | $50,100 | -1.50% | - |
| 2014 | $50,850 | -5.51% | - |
| 2013 | $53,650 | 2.14% | - |
| 2012 | $52,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,390, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for security and fire alarm systems installers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $64,750). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of security and fire alarm systems installers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is .6 percent (.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Olympia | |
| Spokane | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Tacoma | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bellingham |