The annual salary statistics of surveying and mapping technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surveying and mapping 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 | $35,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surveying and mapping 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 $73,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surveying and mapping technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $55,250 | -1.61% | 5.36% |
| 2016 | $56,140 | -1.94% | - |
| 2015 | $57,230 | 2.32% | - |
| 2014 | $55,900 | 4.60% | - |
| 2013 | $53,330 | 1.95% | - |
| 2012 | $52,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,250 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for surveying and mapping technicians in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of surveying and mapping technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 27.1 percent (27.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yakima.