What Is the Average Starting Pay for Auto Mechanics in Washington?
The Washington Employment Security Department estimates that the need for auto mechanics in the state will increase by 2 percent from 2008 through 2018. Starting wages for new auto mechanics in Washington averaged $24,951 per year as of March 2011 and varied among the state's major metropolitan and rural areas.
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Northwest
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Bellingham ranked as the highest-paying city for entry-level auto mechanics in northwestern Washington and the third-highest statewide at an average of $29,169 per year as of March 2011, explains the Washington Employment Security Department. In Tacoma, entry-level auto mechanics received an average of $24,850 per year, making them the third-lowest paid among all cities in Washington. Starting salaries for auto mechanics in the Seattle, Bellevue and Everett area averaged $23,825 annually and were the second-lowest statewide.
South and Southwest
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With starting salaries averaging $32,416 per yer, entry-level mechanics in Olympia were the highest paid in all of Washington as of March 2011, reports the Washington Employment Security Department. Starting salaries in the city were 30 percent more than the statewide mean starting pay. In Longview, entry-level auto mechanics received an average of $27,610 per year. Entry-level mechanics working in Yakima earned an average of $21,350 annually, making them the lowest-paid statewide.
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Other Cities
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Entry-level auto mechanics in Wenatchee were the second-highest paid in all of Washington as of March 2011, according to the Washington Employment Security Department. Starting salaries in the city averaged $31,691 per year, approximately 27 percent above the statewide average. In Kennewick, Richland and Pasco, entry-level auto mechanics earned an average of $28,770 per year. Starting salaries for auto mechanics in Spokane averaged $25,873 annually.
Rural Areas
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Among the rural areas in Washington, the northwestern region was the highest-paying for entry-level auto mechanics with starting salaries averaging $29,273 per year as of March 2011. In rural southwestern Washington, auto mechanics received starting salaries of $26,695 per year, while those in rural central averaged starting pays of $23,864 annually. The lowest paying rural area was in eastern Washington, where entry-level auto mechanics earned an average of $21,921 per year.
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