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Average Aircraft Mechanics And Service Technicians Salary in Washington

Aircraft Mechanics And Service Technicians in Washington earn a median annual salary of $98,980, which is +23.9% compared to the national median. There are 4,480 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Washington (state).

$98,980
Washington median annual wage
$48/hour median
+23.9%
Difference vs national median
National median is $79,870
4,480
Local employment
1.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.42
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$58,450
25th
$75,280
Median
$98,980
75th
$107,370
90th
$117,740

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Washington, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
107.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$92,493
Goods: 104.4%
Services: 92.9%
Rents: 126.0%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
New Jersey $105,370 Compare 1,900
New York $102,800 Compare 4,300
Maryland $100,500 Compare 1,070
Connecticut $96,830 Compare 1,430
Nevada $94,890 Compare 2,570
Massachusetts $93,040 Compare 1,410

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Washington

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $656,330 0.51
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $553,310 0.91
Dermatologists $526,170 0.64
Anesthesiologists $499,990 1.74
Surgeons, All Other $479,460 0.65
Emergency Medicine Physicians $380,870 N/A
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $343,140 0.56
General Internal Medicine Physicians $340,010 0.72

Washington has salary data for 765 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Aircraft Mechanics And Service Technicians in Washington

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Aircraft Mechanics And Service Technicians are projected to change by +4.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 11,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.