The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of urban and regional planners in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $64,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,900 | 5.98% | 18.46% |
| 2021 | $78,880 | 3.17% | - |
| 2019 | $76,380 | 3.48% | - |
| 2018 | $73,720 | 1.47% | - |
| 2017 | $72,640 | 5.80% | - |
| 2013 | $68,430 | 0.03% | - |
| 2012 | $68,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,900 in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 19.0 percent (19.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 29.7 percent (29.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.