How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Spokane, WA?

The median hourly wage is $66.39. The middle half earn between $46.48 and $67.94 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Spokane, WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $33.20 an hour ($69,050 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $46.48.

Do elevator mechanics make more in Spokane or Seattle?

Seattle pays more: the median is $138,100 in Spokane and $138,880 in Seattle, a 1% difference.

How does Spokane pay compare with the rest of Washington?

The Spokane median of $138,100 is 1% more than the Washington median of $137,180.

Elevator mechanic salary in Spokane, WA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Elevator mechanics in the Spokane–Spokane Valley, WA area earn a median of $138,100 a year, or $66.39 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $141,320. That's 1% more than the Washington median of $137,180.

Median yearly pay$138,100

Bottom 10% under$69,050Top 10% over$141,320

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $33.20/hr
Jobs in this area: 60
After cost of living: $137,620
Median hourly pay: $66.39/hr
vs U.S. median: +26%
vs Washington median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 44060, Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA). Excludes self-employed elevator 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.

Apprentice to top elevator mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$69,050–$96,670$33.20–$46.48/hr
Mechanic	$138,100$66.39/hr
Top earners	$141,310–$141,320$67.94–$67.94/hr

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

How Spokane, WA compares

Spokane has the lowest elevator mechanic median of the 3 Washington metro areas with published pay.
Elevator mechanics are more concentrated in the Spokane area than nationally: 0.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $141,320, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $69,050: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Washington metro areas

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Questions

How much do elevator mechanics make in Spokane, WA?: Elevator mechanics in the Spokane–Spokane Valley, WA area earn a median of $138,100 a year, or $66.39 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $141,320.
How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Spokane, WA?: The median hourly wage is $66.39. The middle half earn between $46.48 and $67.94 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Spokane, WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $33.20 an hour ($69,050 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $46.48.
Do elevator mechanics make more in Spokane or Seattle?: Seattle pays more: the median is $138,100 in Spokane and $138,880 in Seattle, a 1% difference.
How does Spokane pay compare with the rest of Washington?: The Spokane median of $138,100 is 1% more than the Washington median of $137,180.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-4021 (Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers), area code 44060 (Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed elevator 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 (100.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures