The annual salary statistics of traffic technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of traffic 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 | $37,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for traffic 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 $81,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of traffic technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $65,750 | 0.20% | 19.79% |
| 2016 | $65,620 | 15.42% | - |
| 2014 | $55,500 | 2.13% | - |
| 2013 | $54,320 | 2.91% | - |
| 2012 | $52,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,750, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for traffic technicians in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $72,250). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of traffic technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 9.0 percent (9.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro |