The annual salary statistics of training and development specialists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of training and development specialists 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 | $47,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $111,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for training and development specialists 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 $111,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of training and development specialists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $73,830 | 4.90% | -8.44% |
| 2016 | $70,210 | 0.43% | - |
| 2015 | $69,910 | -2.57% | - |
| 2014 | $71,710 | -8.35% | - |
| 2013 | $77,700 | -3.04% | - |
| 2012 | $80,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,830 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for training and development specialists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of training and development specialists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 19.7 percent (19.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 36.0 percent (36.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.