The annual salary statistics of other transportation workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other transportation workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $32,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other transportation workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,400.
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 | $40,880 | -4.06% | 1.27% |
| 2021 | $42,540 | 12.58% | - |
| 2018 | $37,190 | 0.56% | - |
| 2017 | $36,980 | -48.46% | - |
| 2016 | $54,900 | 22.44% | - |
| 2015 | $42,580 | 13.32% | - |
| 2014 | $36,910 | 14.22% | - |
| 2013 | $31,660 | -27.48% | - |
| 2012 | $40,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,880 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for other transportation workers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of other transportation workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 41.0 percent (41.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Tacoma and 35.0 percent (35.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Olympia.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tacoma | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Spokane | |
| Olympia |