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Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians pay in New Jersey and Washington
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians is $105,370 per year in New Jersey. It is $98,980 per year in Washington. New Jersey is 6.5% above Washington on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 49-3011 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 1,900 wage and salary jobs in New Jersey and 4,480 in Washington. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings