The annual salary statistics of aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $41,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of aircraft mechanics and service technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $73,820 | 14.81% | 24.99% |
| 2021 | $62,890 | -3.20% | - |
| 2020 | $64,900 | 2.28% | - |
| 2019 | $63,420 | 2.05% | - |
| 2018 | $62,120 | -0.72% | - |
| 2017 | $62,570 | 2.46% | - |
| 2016 | $61,030 | 3.64% | - |
| 2015 | $58,810 | 2.14% | - |
| 2014 | $57,550 | 3.49% | - |
| 2013 | $55,540 | 0.31% | - |
| 2012 | $55,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $73,820, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for aircraft mechanics and service technicians in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $85,250). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Bellingham | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Tacoma | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Olympia | |
| Spokane | |
| Central Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes |