SOC 51-2051 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators make in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $50,520. The 10th percentile is $38,290 and the 90th percentile is $65,670. Employment is 70.
Median annual wage
$50,520
- 10th percentile
- $38,290
- 25th percentile
- $45,040
- Median
- $50,520
- 75th percentile
- $57,930
- 90th percentile
- $65,670
- Mean
- $51,760
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators, the published 10th percentile is $38,290 and the 90th percentile is $65,670. The difference is $27,380, which is 54.2% 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 $45,040 to the 75th at $57,930, covers $12,890.
The mean annual wage is $51,760, which sits above the median of $50,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median is 7.8% higher than the national median of $46,880 for Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,922, which is 2.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.3% higher than the Oregon median of $49,850.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Oregon, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 105.421, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators at $47,922 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 Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-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).).
- Yakima, WA is 102 miles away, with a median of $47,220. That median is 6.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,422, against $47,922 here.
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $59,110 and employment of 770. That median is 17% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,189, against $47,922 here.
Employment share
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (70 of 1,208,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (16,170 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.56 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 Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators make in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $50,520. The 10th percentile is $38,290 and the 90th percentile is $65,670. Employment is 70.
How does that compare with the national median for Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators?
The local median is 7.8% higher than the national median of $46,880.
What is Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators pay in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 105.421, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,520 is $47,922. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA compare with nearby metros for Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators?
Yakima, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 102 miles away, at $47,220. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.