How much do Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators make in Longview-Kelso, WA?

Percentile spread

For Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, the published 10th percentile is $38,610 and the 90th percentile is $60,210. The difference is $21,600, which is 48.2% 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 $40,940 to the 75th at $54,550, covers $13,610.

The mean annual wage is $47,650, which sits above the median of $44,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Longview-Kelso, WA median is 0.4% higher than the national median of $44,650 for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,948, which is 2.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.1% lower than the Washington median of $48,260.

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 $44,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators at $45,948 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 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Longview-Kelso, WA ranks 12th 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 $47,180 and employment of 6,500. That median is 5.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,754, against $45,948 here.
• Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 52 miles away, with a median of $46,960 and employment of 340. That median is 4.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,298, against $45,948 here.
• Salem, OR is 90 miles away, with a median of $44,010 and employment of 820. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,461, against $45,948 here.

Employment share

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators accounts for 0.51% of wage-and-salary employment in Longview-Kelso, WA (210 of 41,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.90% of employment (1,405,030 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.57 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.