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Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists salary in Mount Vernon, WA

The median zoologists and wildlife biologists in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA earns $76,600 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,227 a month.

10th percentile
$59,970
25th percentile
$63,900
Median percentile
$76,600
75th percentile
$86,700
90th percentile
$100,510

Based on 50 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

$62,718 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,600
Federal income tax−$8,022
Social Security + Medicare−$5,860
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,227
Every two weeks$2,412

Does it go far here?

$74,773Median pay in Mount Vernon, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.4 vs 100).
29%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

All zoologists and wildlife biologists salaries · Take-home pay in Washington