How much do Insulation Workers, Mechanical make in Kennewick-Richland, WA?

Percentile spread

For Insulation Workers, Mechanical, the published 10th percentile is $55,620 and the 90th percentile is $107,700. The difference is $52,080, which is 56.2% 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 $87,220 to the 75th at $103,190, covers $15,970.

The mean annual wage is $90,620, which sits below the median of $92,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kennewick-Richland, WA median is 58.9% higher than the national median of $58,340 for Insulation Workers, Mechanical. In 2024 national prices the local median is $92,607, which is 58.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% higher than the Washington median of $92,120.

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 $92,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insulation Workers, Mechanical at $92,607 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 Insulation Workers, Mechanical. Kennewick-Richland, 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).).

• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 164 miles away, with a median of $126,750 and employment of 120. That median is 36.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,232, against $92,607 here.
• Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is 183 miles away, with a median of $78,350 and employment of 180. That median is 15.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,190, against $92,607 here.

Employment share

Insulation Workers, Mechanical accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Kennewick-Richland, WA (60 of 129,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.81 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.