How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Mount Vernon, WA?

The median hourly wage is $26.57. The middle half earn between $20.93 and $36.49 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Mount Vernon, WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.45 an hour ($38,370 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.93.

Do auto mechanics make more in Mount Vernon or Portland?

Portland pays more: the median is $55,270 in Mount Vernon and $60,450 in Portland, a 9% difference.

How does Mount Vernon pay compare with the rest of Washington?

The Mount Vernon median of $55,270 is 3% less than the Washington median of $57,270.

Auto mechanic salary in Mount Vernon, WA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, WA area earn a median of $55,270 a year, or $26.57 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $98,150. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $57,270; Mount Vernon is 3% below it.

Median yearly pay$55,270

Bottom 10% under$38,370Top 10% over$98,150

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.45/hr
Jobs in this area: 280
After cost of living: $53,950
Median hourly pay: $26.57/hr
vs U.S. median: +9%
vs Washington median: −3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 34580, Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA). Excludes self-employed auto mechanics. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Entry-level to master auto mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$38,370–$43,520$18.45–$20.93/hr
Experienced technician	$55,270$26.57/hr
Master / top earners	$75,900–$98,150$36.49–$47.19/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Mount Vernon, WA compares

Mount Vernon ranks 4th of 13 Washington metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Mount Vernon area than nationally: 5.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $98,150, is 2.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,370: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Washington metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Mount Vernon, WA?: Auto mechanics in the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, WA area earn a median of $55,270 a year, or $26.57 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $98,150.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Mount Vernon, WA?: The median hourly wage is $26.57. The middle half earn between $20.93 and $36.49 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Mount Vernon, WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.45 an hour ($38,370 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.93.
Do auto mechanics make more in Mount Vernon or Portland?: Portland pays more: the median is $55,270 in Mount Vernon and $60,450 in Portland, a 9% difference.
How does Mount Vernon pay compare with the rest of Washington?: The Mount Vernon median of $55,270 is 3% less than the Washington median of $57,270.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-3023 (Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics), area code 34580 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed auto mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (102.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures