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How much do Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education make in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is $106,920. The 10th percentile is $78,540 and the 90th percentile is $132,010. Employment is 160.
Median annual wage
$106,920
- 10th percentile
- $78,540
- 25th percentile
- $98,710
- Median
- $106,920
- 75th percentile
- $127,170
- 90th percentile
- $132,010
- Mean
- $106,790
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

Percentile spread
For Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, the published 10th percentile is $78,540 and the 90th percentile is $132,010. The difference is $53,470, which is 50.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $98,710 to the 75th at $127,170, covers $28,460.
The mean annual wage is $106,790, which sits below the median of $106,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.
National and state comparison
The Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA median is 66.1% higher than the national median of $64,370 for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $104,370, which is 62.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 4.7% higher than the Washington median of $102,140.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is 102.443, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $106,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education at $104,370 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA ranks 1st of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Bellingham, WA is 24 miles away, with a median of $100,430 and employment of 330. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,190, against $104,370 here.
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 69 miles away, with a median of $102,560 and employment of 5,230. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,286, against $104,370 here.
- Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is 70 miles away, with a median of $104,320 and employment of 300. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,781, against $104,370 here.
Employment share
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education accounts for 0.30% of wage-and-salary employment in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA (160 of 52,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.40% of employment (620,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.76 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA · Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education make in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is $106,920. The 10th percentile is $78,540 and the 90th percentile is $132,010. Employment is 160.
How does that compare with the national median for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education?
The local median is 66.1% higher than the national median of $64,370.
What is Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education pay in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is 102.443, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $106,920 is $104,370. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA compare with nearby metros for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education?
Bellingham, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 24 miles away, at $100,430. Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA ranks 1st of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.