How much do Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics make in Kennewick-Richland, WA?

Percentile spread

For Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics, the published 10th percentile is $39,990 and the 90th percentile is $70,690. The difference is $30,700, which is 64.1% 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 $46,150 to the 75th at $59,180, covers $13,030.

The mean annual wage is $52,530, which sits above the median of $47,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kennewick-Richland, WA median is about the same as the national median of $47,880 for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,842, which is 0.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.3% lower than the Washington median of $53,990.

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 $47,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics at $47,842 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics. Kennewick-Richland, WA ranks 5th of 5 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).).

• Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 141 miles away, with a median of $49,960 and employment of 70. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,788, against $47,842 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 144 miles away, with a median of $58,520 and employment of 270. That median is 22.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,658, against $47,842 here.
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 164 miles away, with a median of $53,400 and employment of 130. That median is 11.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,654, against $47,842 here.

Employment share

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Kennewick-Richland, WA (30 of 129,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (36,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 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.