SOC 51-1011 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers make in Longview-Kelso, WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Longview-Kelso, WA is $82,060. The 10th percentile is $59,330 and the 90th percentile is $128,640. Employment is 440.

Median annual wage

$82,060

10th percentile
$59,330
25th percentile
$72,520
Median
$82,060
75th percentile
$106,920
90th percentile
$128,640
Mean
$89,760

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, the published 10th percentile is $59,330 and the 90th percentile is $128,640. The difference is $69,310, which is 84.5% 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 $72,520 to the 75th at $106,920, covers $34,400.

The mean annual wage is $89,760, which sits above the median of $82,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Longview-Kelso, WA median is 10.2% higher than the national median of $74,450 for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,125, which is 13% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.5% higher than the Washington median of $79,310.

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 $82,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers at $84,125 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 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers. Longview-Kelso, WA ranks 2nd 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 $76,510 and employment of 4,970. That median is 6.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,576, against $84,125 here.
  • Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 52 miles away, with a median of $73,150 and employment of 260. That median is 10.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,560, against $84,125 here.
  • Salem, OR is 90 miles away, with a median of $62,220 and employment of 600. That median is 24.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,030, against $84,125 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers accounts for 1.1% of wage-and-salary employment in Longview-Kelso, WA (440 of 41,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (673,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.47 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 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers make in Longview-Kelso, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Longview-Kelso, WA is $82,060. The 10th percentile is $59,330 and the 90th percentile is $128,640. Employment is 440.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers?

The local median is 10.2% higher than the national median of $74,450.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers pay in Longview-Kelso, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Longview-Kelso, WA is 97.545, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $82,060 is $84,125. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Longview-Kelso, WA compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers?

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 42 miles away, at $76,510. Longview-Kelso, WA ranks 2nd of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.