May 2025 OEWS · Washington

Highest-paying jobs in Longview-Kelso, WA

All-occupations median

$57,420

10th percentile
$37,000
25th percentile
$44,970
Median
$57,420
75th percentile
$79,000
90th percentile
$113,890
Mean
$68,090

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Employment across all occupations: 41,070.

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for this metro is 97.545, with the United States at 100. Compare prices.

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A welder at a bench, 2014. Photograph by Chetan Menaria. Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Longview-Kelso, WA with a published annual median, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates40$114,120$228,330$228,330
Dentists, General40$85,130$204,950$369,680
Sales Managers80$92,860$172,930$266,450
Pharmacists70$128,040$172,630$210,310
Computer and Information Systems Managers70$104,720$171,190$279,650
Industrial Production Managers100$113,580$163,970$212,630
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary80$136,930$162,170$166,420
Financial Managers110$107,780$158,880$227,700
Construction Managers60$99,730$154,300$212,660
Nurse Practitioners60$119,140$148,960$190,620
Human Resources Managers30$100,480$137,230$193,140
Medical and Health Services Managers60$77,890$134,790$269,460
Managers, All Other60$97,080$133,420$211,930
Software Developers150$78,060$130,000$212,110
Electrical Engineers30$94,560$128,340$178,240
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers30$42,890$127,230$194,350
General and Operations Managers600$64,910$125,600$225,230
Dental Hygienists100$106,760$123,020$127,700
Computer Systems Analysts100$67,680$122,380$173,250
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers60$89,380$122,240$135,450
Marketing Managers30$72,780$121,030$231,210
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives30$106,420$119,540$161,360
Network and Computer Systems Administrators50$68,910$107,890$141,680
Physical Therapists40$83,410$107,810$129,580
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers290$71,790$106,120$157,510
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education200$66,840$104,110$113,370
Civil Engineers60$79,840$102,750$132,930
Project Management Specialists230$67,550$101,440$151,890
Lawyers50$88,430$101,170$185,320
Industrial Engineers90$80,900$99,630$137,310
Instructional Coordinators40$47,800$99,540$105,100
Mechanical Engineers80$76,640$98,910$160,110
Speech-Language Pathologists50$78,230$98,710$117,530
Management Analysts50$64,430$98,620$128,670
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers270$70,200$97,530$136,620
Industrial Machinery Mechanics560$56,930$96,950$100,830
Electricians300$56,670$96,860$126,100
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists50$57,370$96,780$129,370
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers120$81,110$94,930$103,770
Power Plant OperatorsNot available$84,290$94,660$135,400

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Longview-Kelso, WA by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Home Health and Personal Care Aides1,780$39,580$47,840$48,040
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,440$34,990$36,020$46,600
Retail Salespersons1,120$35,020$38,680$51,470
Cashiers1,050$34,880$36,350$45,440
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand900$35,820$40,510$56,430
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers770$49,500$62,930$84,920
Stockers and Order Fillers730$36,060$38,190$47,680
Registered Nurses720Not availableNot availableNot available
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary710$39,880$45,400$49,390
General and Operations Managers600$64,910$125,600$225,230
Office Clerks, General590$37,040$48,170$65,350
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders590$47,620$59,770$93,200
Industrial Machinery Mechanics560$56,930$96,950$100,830
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders540$36,380$47,980$49,720
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners510$36,520$46,590$59,120
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks490$43,920$56,620$73,360
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education440$61,670$79,910$103,970
Nursing Assistants440$39,200$47,830$59,010
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers440$59,330$82,060$128,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive430$42,260$57,580$66,230
Waiters and Waitresses410$37,510$54,870$81,030
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers410$57,330$81,980$115,330
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers380$44,170$59,980$81,070
Customer Service Representatives380$37,270$49,460$71,740
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General370$37,980$53,100$78,380

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Longview-Kelso, WA?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Longview-Kelso, WA is $57,420. Employment is 41,070.

Which published occupation has the highest median in Longview-Kelso, WA?

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates has the highest published annual median on this list, $228,330, in the May 2025 OEWS estimates for Longview-Kelso, WA.