SOC 21-2021 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Directors, Religious Activities and Education make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Directors, Religious Activities and Education in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $56,480. The 10th percentile is $40,460 and the 90th percentile is $71,720. Employment is 350.

Median annual wage

$56,480

10th percentile
$40,460
25th percentile
$50,610
Median
$56,480
75th percentile
$71,670
90th percentile
$71,720
Mean
$60,520

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Directors, Religious Activities and Education, the published 10th percentile is $40,460 and the 90th percentile is $71,720. The difference is $31,260, which is 55.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $50,610 to the 75th at $71,670, covers $21,060.

The mean annual wage is $60,520, which sits above the median of $56,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 8.4% higher than the national median of $52,100 for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,822, which is 2.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Washington median of $56,480.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Directors, Religious Activities and Education at $50,822 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $46,110 and employment of 1,100. That median is 18.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,739, against $50,822 here.
  • Salem, OR is 186 miles away, with a median of $46,840 and employment of 150. That median is 17.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,191, against $50,822 here.

Employment share

Directors, Religious Activities and Education accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (350 of 2,086,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.18 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Directors, Religious Activities and Education make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Directors, Religious Activities and Education in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $56,480. The 10th percentile is $40,460 and the 90th percentile is $71,720. Employment is 350.

How does that compare with the national median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education?

The local median is 8.4% higher than the national median of $52,100.

What is Directors, Religious Activities and Education pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $56,480 is $50,822. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA compare with nearby metros for Directors, Religious Activities and Education?

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 134 miles away, at $46,110. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.