Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

Across all occupations in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metropolitan area, the median wage is $59,590 a year ($28.65 an hour) and the mean $71,790, May 2025. That median is +17% against the US median of $50,980 and −5% against Washington's $62,990. BLS counts 52,600 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is retail salespersons.

All occupations: Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA vs Washington and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA area, Washington and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	Hourly	$18.09	$21.65	$28.65	$40.95	$60.27	$34.52	52,600
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	Annual	$37,630	$45,020	$59,590	$85,180	$125,360	$71,790	52,600
Washington	Hourly	$18.59	$22.61	$30.28	$48.90	$73.86	$40.06	3,550,970
Washington	Annual	$38,670	$47,020	$62,990	$101,710	$153,630	$83,330	3,550,970
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

250 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Washington. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$271,750	$130.65	70
2	Dentists, General	$212,000	$101.92	50
3	Chief Executives	$207,100	$99.57	30
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Washington	$172,460	$82.91	90
5	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$170,970	*	120
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$164,690	$79.18	90
7	Financial Managers in Washington	$162,080	$77.92	150
8	Construction Managers	$159,860	$76.86	110
9	Pharmacists	$159,320	$76.59	110
10	Sales Managers in Washington	$159,020	$76.45	120
11	Veterinarians	$156,980	$75.47	40
12	Marketing Managers	$155,520	$74.77	40
13	Human Resources Managers	$151,170	$72.68	40
14	Industrial Production Managers	$143,990	$69.23	80
15	Managers, All Other in Washington	$143,630	$69.05	100
16	Nurse Practitioners	$141,790	$68.17	60
17	Medical and Health Services Managers	$141,030	$67.80	100
18	Facilities Managers	$133,620	$64.24	40
19	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Washington	$130,790	$62.88	560
20	Dental Hygienists	$127,470	$61.28	130

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Retail Salespersons in Washington	1,730	32.96	1.31	$39,240
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Washington	1,580	30.11	1.21	$36,890
3	Cashiers in Washington	1,270	24.10	1.21	$37,960
4	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Washington	1,200	22.73	0.82	$42,690
5	Registered Nurses in Washington	1,190	22.61	1.04	$106,730
6	Stockers and Order Fillers in Washington	900	17.06	0.94	$44,300
7	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Washington	870	16.62	1.82	$57,950
8	Waiters and Waitresses in Washington	830	15.84	1.08	$53,060
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Washington	800	15.15	0.80	$45,960
10	Electricians in Washington	740	14.07	2.89	$104,510
11	Office Clerks, General in Washington	720	13.62	0.86	$50,170
12	General and Operations Managers in Washington	710	13.55	0.60	$126,680
13	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Washington	670	12.78	0.96	$62,240
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Washington	650	12.31	0.87	$44,860
15	Cooks, Restaurant in Washington	590	11.15	1.23	$46,450
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Washington	560	10.68	1.21	$59,020
16	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Washington	560	10.66	2.04	$130,790
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Washington	560	10.57	1.07	$60,150
19	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Washington	550	10.47	2.42	$79,630
20	Carpenters in Washington	540	10.35	2.40	$69,710

Most concentrated occupations in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Sailors and Marine Oilers	10.27	110	2.09	$68,740
2	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	5.99	300	5.62	$38,770
3	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	3.03	430	8.11	$62,800
4	Electricians in Washington	2.89	740	14.07	$104,510
5	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	2.83	110	2.08	$75,420
6	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Washington	2.42	550	10.47	$79,630
7	Carpenters in Washington	2.40	540	10.35	$69,710
8	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	2.28	110	2.17	$48,350
9	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	2.24	200	3.82	$38,410
10	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Washington	2.04	560	10.66	$130,790

Occupation groups in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$139,830	$153,250	2,210	42.01	0.59
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$105,700	$111,860	3,160	60.07	0.95
Computer and Mathematical	$101,630	$103,810	970	18.45	0.55
Architecture and Engineering	$97,730	$100,400	1,300	24.79	1.47
Business and Financial Operations	$83,100	$92,500	2,610	49.57	0.73
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$78,460	$82,800	680	13.01	1.37
Construction and Extraction	$77,540	$87,430	3,640	69.25	1.68
Protective Service	$75,860	$78,080	1,160	22.08	0.91
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$66,210	$72,440	2,510	47.72	1.22
Community and Social Service	$65,020	$71,780	1,160	22.01	1.28
Educational Instruction and Library	$62,920	$77,720	3,250	61.78	1.06
Production	$57,750	$62,360	4,010	76.27	1.38
Office and Administrative Support	$54,190	$57,780	5,480	104.16	0.91
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$49,180	$64,960	400	7.59	0.58
Transportation and Material Moving	$48,110	$55,080	4,530	86.12	0.98
Healthcare Support	$46,450	$48,530	2,430	46.22	0.91
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$44,170	$47,020	1,590	30.28	1.04
Personal Care and Service	$43,790	$49,430	1,040	19.73	0.94
Sales and Related	$43,700	$53,900	4,900	93.17	1.08
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$43,620	$47,040	4,930	93.63	1.06
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$43,280	$48,800	400	7.52	2.69
Legal	*	*	240	4.59	0.55

Every occupation in Washington, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 250 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA estimates (area 34580).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.