The annual salary statistics of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary vocational education teachers 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 | $46,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary vocational education teachers 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 $127,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,800 | -8.48% | 11.29% |
| 2021 | $69,210 | -0.16% | - |
| 2020 | $69,320 | 9.09% | - |
| 2019 | $63,020 | 5.49% | - |
| 2018 | $59,560 | 2.82% | - |
| 2017 | $57,880 | 1.66% | - |
| 2016 | $56,920 | 1.30% | - |
| 2015 | $56,180 | 3.93% | - |
| 2014 | $53,970 | -3.67% | - |
| 2013 | $55,950 | -1.16% | - |
| 2012 | $56,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,800 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary vocational education teachers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 36.2 percent (36.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 27.9 percent (27.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.