How much do Electricians make in Longview-Kelso, WA?

Percentile spread

For Electricians, the published 10th percentile is $56,670 and the 90th percentile is $126,100. The difference is $69,430, which is 71.7% 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 $74,530 to the 75th at $103,010, covers $28,480.

The mean annual wage is $92,290, which sits below the median of $96,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Longview-Kelso, WA median is 53.3% higher than the national median of $63,190 for Electricians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,298, which is 57.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.7% higher than the Washington median of $95,220.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Longview-Kelso, WA is 97.545, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $96,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electricians at $99,298 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electricians. Longview-Kelso, WA ranks 10th of 15 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).).

• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 42 miles away, with a median of $105,090 and employment of 7,340. That median is 8.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,686, against $99,298 here.
• Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 52 miles away, with a median of $96,600 and employment of 530. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,180, against $99,298 here.
• Salem, OR is 90 miles away, with a median of $98,850 and employment of 1,000. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,370, against $99,298 here.

Employment share

Electricians accounts for 0.73% of wage-and-salary employment in Longview-Kelso, WA (300 of 41,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (757,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.50 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.