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Firefighters salary in Mount Vernon, WA

The median firefighters in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA earns $81,100 a year, 37% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,490 a month.

10th percentile
$40,820
25th percentile
$60,850
Median percentile
$81,100
75th percentile
$99,250
90th percentile
$116,570

Based on 180 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$65,884 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,100
Federal income tax−$9,012
Social Security + Medicare−$6,204
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,490
Every two weeks$2,534

Does it go far here?

$79,166Median pay in Mount Vernon, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.4 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,536 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Mount Vernon, WA

JobMedian pay
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$130,790
General and Operations Managers$126,680
Registered Nurses$106,730
Electricians$104,510
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$100,730
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$79,630
Carpenters$69,710
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,240

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