High paying business and finance jobs in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA run 2.4% above the national average (2024), so a Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA salary is worth about 0.98× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA · Employed

1Project Management Specialists$108,980
Bachelor's degree
$73,040 – $169,520380
2Management Analysts$96,380
Bachelor's degree
$65,750 – $166,21080
3Accountants and Auditors$92,920
Bachelor's degree
$64,720 – $139,390400
4Compliance Officers$84,090
Bachelor's degree
$58,930 – $122,840130
5Loan Officers$84,060
Bachelor's degree
$49,420 – $163,08080
6Business Operations Specialists, All Other$82,200
Bachelor's degree
$57,260 – $137,590280
7Cost Estimators$80,100
Bachelor's degree
$58,830 – $138,870130
8Labor Relations Specialists$79,110
Bachelor's degree
$55,930 – $147,08050
9Human Resources Specialists$78,800
Bachelor's degree
$55,900 – $123,060230
10Training and Development Specialists$78,200
Bachelor's degree
$44,440 – $101,14090
11Buyers and Purchasing Agents$75,040
Bachelor's degree
$52,110 – $105,000190
12Fundraisers$72,250
Bachelor's degree
$46,970 – $104,76050
13Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$68,710
Bachelor's degree
$41,600 – $131,420200
14Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$61,270
Bachelor's degree
$44,440 – $90,47050

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianMount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$108,980	$73,040 – $169,520	380
2	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$96,380	$65,750 – $166,210	80
3	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$92,920	$64,720 – $139,390	400
4	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$84,090	$58,930 – $122,840	130
5	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$84,060	$49,420 – $163,080	80
6	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$82,200	$57,260 – $137,590	280
7	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$80,100	$58,830 – $138,870	130
8	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,110	$55,930 – $147,080	50
9	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,800	$55,900 – $123,060	230
10	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,200	$44,440 – $101,140	90
11	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$75,040	$52,110 – $105,000	190
12	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$72,250	$46,970 – $104,760	50
13	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$68,710	$41,600 – $131,420	200
14	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$61,270	$44,440 – $90,470	50

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