The annual salary statistics of other transportation workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of other transportation workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $39,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other transportation workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other transportation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,820 | 5.17% | 50.50% |
| 2021 | $49,140 | 9.95% | - |
| 2018 | $44,250 | 14.28% | - |
| 2017 | $37,930 | 38.99% | - |
| 2016 | $23,140 | 1.86% | - |
| 2015 | $22,710 | -85.25% | - |
| 2013 | $42,070 | 39.03% | - |
| 2012 | $25,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,820, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for other transportation workers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Tacoma (median annual salary of $69,340). Compared with Tacoma, the median annual salary of other transportation workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 25.3 percent (25.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tacoma | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Spokane | |
| Olympia |