SOC 51-2090 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators make in Kennewick-Richland, WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Kennewick-Richland, WA is $44,100. The 10th percentile is $38,350 and the 90th percentile is $63,350. Employment is 280.

Median annual wage

$44,100

10th percentile
$38,350
25th percentile
$39,000
Median
$44,100
75th percentile
$50,590
90th percentile
$63,350
Mean
$48,290

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, the published 10th percentile is $38,350 and the 90th percentile is $63,350. The difference is $25,000, which is 56.7% 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 $39,000 to the 75th at $50,590, covers $11,590.

The mean annual wage is $48,290, which sits above the median of $44,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kennewick-Richland, WA median is 1.2% lower than the national median of $44,650 for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,065, which is 1.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.6% lower than the Washington median of $48,260.

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 $44,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators at $44,065 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Kennewick-Richland, WA ranks 12th of 14 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).).

  • Walla Walla, WA is 38 miles away, with a median of $48,130 and employment of 120. That median is 9.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,854, against $44,065 here.
  • Yakima, WA is 71 miles away, with a median of $45,400 and employment of 440. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,517, against $44,065 here.
  • Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is 108 miles away, with a median of $40,130 and employment of 230. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,640, against $44,065 here.

Employment share

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators accounts for 0.22% of wage-and-salary employment in Kennewick-Richland, WA (280 of 129,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.90% of employment (1,405,030 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.24 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 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators make in Kennewick-Richland, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Kennewick-Richland, WA is $44,100. The 10th percentile is $38,350 and the 90th percentile is $63,350. Employment is 280.

How does that compare with the national median for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators?

The local median is 1.2% lower than the national median of $44,650.

What is Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators pay in Kennewick-Richland, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kennewick-Richland, WA is 100.079, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $44,100 is $44,065. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Kennewick-Richland, WA compare with nearby metros for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators?

Walla Walla, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 38 miles away, at $48,130. Kennewick-Richland, WA ranks 12th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.