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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Mount Vernon, WA

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA earns $87,310 a year, 45% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,854 a month.

10th percentile
$59,670
25th percentile
$72,120
Median percentile
$87,310
75th percentile
$100,610
90th percentile
$102,050

Based on 90 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

$70,253 take-home a year
Gross pay$87,310
Federal income tax−$10,378
Social Security + Medicare−$6,679
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,854
Every two weeks$2,702

Does it go far here?

$85,228Median pay in Mount Vernon, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.4 vs 100).
26%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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