The annual salary statistics of travel agents in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of travel agents 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 | $32,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for travel agents 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 $66,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of travel agents from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $49,380 | 1.24% | 15.90% |
| 2016 | $48,770 | 9.92% | - |
| 2015 | $43,930 | 4.76% | - |
| 2014 | $41,840 | 0.60% | - |
| 2013 | $41,590 | 0.14% | - |
| 2012 | $41,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,380, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for travel agents in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $58,520). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of travel agents in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Spokane | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bellingham | |
| Tacoma |