How much do Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Percentile spread

For Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $79,520 and the 90th percentile is $306,040. The difference is $226,520, which is 137.4% 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 $99,620 to the 75th at $216,120, covers $116,500.

The mean annual wage is $170,340, which sits above the median of $164,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 53.6% higher than the national median of $107,310 for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $148,345, which is 38.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.9% higher than the Washington median of $137,520.

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 $164,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary at $148,345 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 1st of 5 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).).

• Bellingham, WA is 93 miles away, with a median of $102,120 and employment of 50. That median is 38.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,825, against $148,345 here.
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $123,500 and employment of 1,460. That median is 25.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,149, against $148,345 here.
• Salem, OR is 186 miles away, with a median of $97,810 and employment of 110. That median is 40.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,367, against $148,345 here.

Employment share

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (3,870 of 2,086,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (221,270 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.30 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.