Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

Each occupation's median wage in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

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 · vs. national

1Paramedics$109,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$66,990 – $127,290+80.9%
2Crane and Tower Operators$116,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$82,230 – $129,270+71.6%
3Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$121,190
Bachelor's degree
$62,880 – $132,300+68.2%
4Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$106,920
Bachelor's degree
$78,540 – $132,010+66.1%
5Electricians$104,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,590 – $156,620+65.4%
6Crossing Guards and Flaggers$62,880
No formal educational credential
$42,200 – $75,860+65.0%
7Bartenders$56,640
No formal educational credential
$40,370 – $82,440+64.9%
8First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$130,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$76,380 – $171,810+63.7%
9Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$170,970
Master's degree
$124,860 – $201,500+61.5%
10Instructional Coordinators$124,090
Master's degree
$53,140 – $136,930+60.2%
11Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$57,950
Some college, no degree
$39,470 – $62,920+57.6%
12Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$100,730
Bachelor's degree
$79,390 – $132,840+57.5%
13Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$89,100
No formal educational credential
$49,920 – $111,680+56.3%
14Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$97,830
Bachelor's degree
$75,110 – $131,830+56.1%
15Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$99,840
Bachelor's degree
$77,210 – $129,980+53.3%
16Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$99,950
Bachelor's degree
$77,500 – $128,120+50.8%
17Waiters and Waitresses$53,060
No formal educational credential
$37,910 – $81,410+50.6%
18Bus Drivers, School$72,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,400 – $76,060+50.4%
19Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$96,780
Master's degree
$61,000 – $129,320+50.4%
20Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$74,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,860 – $80,720+49.5%
21Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$87,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,670 – $102,050+45.5%
22Logging Equipment Operators$71,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,430 – $76,870+44.0%
23Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$85,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,990 – $124,370+42.7%
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$83,600
Bachelor's degree
$49,950 – $132,750+41.0%
25Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$68,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,000 – $130,990+40.1%
26Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$103,420
Bachelor's degree
$81,950 – $136,760+39.3%
27Real Estate Sales Agents$73,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,870 – $102,620+39.2%
28Construction Managers$159,860
Bachelor's degree
$127,380 – $223,220+39.0%
29Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$51,620
No formal educational credential
$40,240 – $60,930+37.8%
30Firefighters$81,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,820 – $116,570+36.8%
31Rehabilitation Counselors$63,480
Master's degree
$47,090 – $92,880+35.5%
32Medical Assistants$61,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,520 – $64,720+35.4%
33First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$65,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,160 – $100,420+34.7%
34Sailors and Marine Oilers$68,740
No formal educational credential
$44,120 – $84,120+33.4%
35Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$64,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,590 – $88,690+32.8%
36Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$100,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$82,140 – $107,340+31.8%
37Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$65,270
No formal educational credential
$62,980 – $83,140+31.4%
38Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$60,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,450 – $66,270+31.1%
39Construction and Building Inspectors$97,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$70,910 – $124,630+30.7%
40Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$54,350
Bachelor's degree
$52,000 – $59,340+30.4%
41Manicurists and Pedicurists$46,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,270 – $48,910+30.4%
42Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$83,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,670 – $98,860+30.3%
43Dental Hygienists$127,470
Associate's degree
$102,530 – $150,630+29.9%
44Highway Maintenance Workers$65,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,370 – $79,640+29.6%
45Library Assistants, Clerical$47,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,780 – $65,500+29.5%
46Social and Community Service Managers$103,890
Bachelor's degree
$71,430 – $165,730+29.2%
47Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$62,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,150 – $74,480+28.8%
48Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$60,830
Associate's degree
$47,940 – $80,180+28.4%
49Child, Family, and School Social Workers$76,270
Bachelor's degree
$47,420 – $101,100+28.1%
50Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$62,710
No formal educational credential
$45,930 – $119,200+27.7%

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	vs. national
1	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$109,620	$66,990 – $127,290	+80.9%
2	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$116,840	$82,230 – $129,270	+71.6%
3	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$121,190	$62,880 – $132,300	+68.2%
4	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$106,920	$78,540 – $132,010	+66.1%
5	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$104,510	$55,590 – $156,620	+65.4%
6	Crossing Guards and FlaggersNo formal educational credential	$62,880	$42,200 – $75,860	+65.0%
7	BartendersNo formal educational credential	$56,640	$40,370 – $82,440	+64.9%
8	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$130,790	$76,380 – $171,810	+63.7%
9	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$170,970	$124,860 – $201,500	+61.5%
10	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$124,090	$53,140 – $136,930	+60.2%
11	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$57,950	$39,470 – $62,920	+57.6%
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$100,730	$79,390 – $132,840	+57.5%
13	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$89,100	$49,920 – $111,680	+56.3%
14	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$97,830	$75,110 – $131,830	+56.1%
15	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$99,840	$77,210 – $129,980	+53.3%
16	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$99,950	$77,500 – $128,120	+50.8%
17	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$53,060	$37,910 – $81,410	+50.6%
18	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,070	$58,400 – $76,060	+50.4%
19	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$96,780	$61,000 – $129,320	+50.4%
20	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe CleanersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,550	$43,860 – $80,720	+49.5%
21	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$87,310	$59,670 – $102,050	+45.5%
22	Logging Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,620	$65,430 – $76,870	+44.0%
23	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,390	$60,990 – $124,370	+42.7%
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$83,600	$49,950 – $132,750	+41.0%
25	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,060	$44,000 – $130,990	+40.1%
26	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$103,420	$81,950 – $136,760	+39.3%
27	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,540	$50,870 – $102,620	+39.2%
28	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$159,860	$127,380 – $223,220	+39.0%
29	Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaNo formal educational credential	$51,620	$40,240 – $60,930	+37.8%
30	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,100	$40,820 – $116,570	+36.8%
31	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$63,480	$47,090 – $92,880	+35.5%
32	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,870	$44,520 – $64,720	+35.4%
33	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,390	$47,160 – $100,420	+34.7%
34	Sailors and Marine OilersNo formal educational credential	$68,740	$44,120 – $84,120	+33.4%
35	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,310	$45,590 – $88,690	+32.8%
36	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,480	$82,140 – $107,340	+31.8%
37	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$65,270	$62,980 – $83,140	+31.4%
38	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,130	$47,450 – $66,270	+31.1%
39	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,610	$70,910 – $124,630	+30.7%
40	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$54,350	$52,000 – $59,340	+30.4%
41	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,620	$38,270 – $48,910	+30.4%
42	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$83,940	$63,670 – $98,860	+30.3%
43	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$127,470	$102,530 – $150,630	+29.9%
44	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,120	$58,370 – $79,640	+29.6%
45	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,780	$37,780 – $65,500	+29.5%
46	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,890	$71,430 – $165,730	+29.2%
47	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,730	$53,150 – $74,480	+28.8%
48	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,830	$47,940 – $80,180	+28.4%
49	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$76,270	$47,420 – $101,100	+28.1%
50	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$62,710	$45,930 – $119,200	+27.7%

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