The annual salary statistics of sound engineering technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sound engineering technicians 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 | $36,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $119,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sound engineering technicians 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 $132,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sound engineering technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $82,470 | 7.41% | 45.50% |
| 2016 | $76,360 | 6.12% | - |
| 2015 | $71,690 | 12.02% | - |
| 2014 | $63,070 | 34.03% | - |
| 2013 | $41,610 | -8.03% | - |
| 2012 | $44,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,470, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for sound engineering technicians in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $94,060). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of sound engineering technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Spokane |