How much do Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders make in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA?

Percentile spread

For Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders, the published 10th percentile is $52,190 and the 90th percentile is $103,570. The difference is $51,380, which is 76.3% 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 $67,300 to the 75th at $67,300, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $70,430, which sits above the median of $67,300. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA median is 16% higher than the national median of $58,040 for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,068, which is 15.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Washington median of $67,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 100.346, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $67,300 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders at $67,068 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ranks 2nd of 3 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).).

• Kennewick-Richland, WA is 141 miles away, with a median of $75,990 and employment of 120. That median is 12.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,930, against $67,068 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 198 miles away, with a median of $67,230 and employment of 720. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,495, against $67,068 here.

Employment share

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA (310 of 255,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (139,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.35 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.