SOC 17-3029 · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Salary in Mount Vernon, WA

The average salary for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Mount Vernon, Washington is $70,580 a year ($33.93 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $57,960: half of the 30 people in this job in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,753).

$70,580average per year

$33.93 / hourMedian $57,960Take-home ≈ $58,483

  • $44K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $128K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 6Washington metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay range in Mount Vernon

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,100 a year or less, while the top 10% make $127,530 or more. The middle half of other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Mount Vernon earn between $44,100 and $93,020.

  • $44K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $128K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$70,580$5,882$33.93
Median$57,960$4,830$27.87
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,100$3,675$21.20
Experienced (75th percentile)$93,020$7,752$44.72

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary after taxes in Mount Vernon

On the average salary of $70,580, a single filer in Mount Vernon takes home about $58,483 a year, or $4,874 a month and $2,249 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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Is Mount Vernon a good place for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Mount Vernon area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.4), so the average $70,580 buys what about $68,897 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Mount Vernon ($59,590). A typical home costs $589,523, or 8.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in other Washington cities

Mount Vernon ranks 6th of 6 Washington metro areas for this job; Bremerton pays the most ($108,690).

All Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salaries in Washington

Highest-paying cities for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)

Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($108,690).

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary by city

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in Mount Vernon: questions

How much do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) make an hour in Mount Vernon?

$33.93 an hour on average, and $27.87 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) salary in Mount Vernon?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,100 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,100, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) take-home pay in Mount Vernon?

About $58,483 a year ($4,874 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $70,580. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) earn more in Mount Vernon than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,753).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3029; area Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA (34580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 9.8%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.48, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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