SOC 53-6031 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants make in Kennewick-Richland, WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants in Kennewick-Richland, WA is $39,260. The 10th percentile is $34,670 and the 90th percentile is $44,760. Employment is 160.

Median annual wage

$39,260

10th percentile
$34,670
25th percentile
$35,940
Median
$39,260
75th percentile
$43,250
90th percentile
$44,760
Mean
$40,030

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants, the published 10th percentile is $34,670 and the 90th percentile is $44,760. The difference is $10,090, which is 25.7% 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 $35,940 to the 75th at $43,250, covers $7,310.

The mean annual wage is $40,030, which sits above the median of $39,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kennewick-Richland, WA median is 10.1% higher than the national median of $35,670 for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,229, which is 10% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.5% lower than the Washington median of $39,440.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kennewick-Richland, WA is 100.079, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants at $39,229 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants. Kennewick-Richland, WA ranks 4th of 11 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).).

  • Yakima, WA is 71 miles away, with a median of $35,960 and employment of 100. That median is 8.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,637, against $39,229 here.
  • Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is 108 miles away, with a median of $37,670 and employment of 50. That median is 4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,272, against $39,229 here.
  • Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 141 miles away, with a median of $36,700 and employment of 280. That median is 6.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,573, against $39,229 here.

Employment share

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Kennewick-Richland, WA (160 of 129,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (102,010 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.88 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants make in Kennewick-Richland, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants in Kennewick-Richland, WA is $39,260. The 10th percentile is $34,670 and the 90th percentile is $44,760. Employment is 160.

How does that compare with the national median for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants?

The local median is 10.1% higher than the national median of $35,670.

What is Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants pay in Kennewick-Richland, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kennewick-Richland, WA is 100.079, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $39,260 is $39,229. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Kennewick-Richland, WA compare with nearby metros for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants?

Yakima, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 71 miles away, at $35,960. Kennewick-Richland, WA ranks 4th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.