The annual salary statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists 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 | $41,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for zoologists and wildlife biologists 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 $130,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $73,030 | 0.94% | 5.01% |
| 2016 | $72,340 | -3.47% | - |
| 2015 | $74,850 | -0.94% | - |
| 2014 | $75,550 | 4.05% | - |
| 2013 | $72,490 | 4.30% | - |
| 2012 | $69,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,030 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for zoologists and wildlife biologists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 6.6 percent (6.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 28.2 percent (28.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.