Longview-Kelso, WA

Across all occupations in the Longview-Kelso, WA metropolitan area, the median wage is $57,420 a year ($27.61 an hour) and the mean $68,090, May 2025. That median is +13% against the US median of $50,980 and −9% against Washington's $62,990. BLS counts 41,070 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

All occupations: Longview-Kelso, WA vs Washington and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Longview-Kelso, WA area, Washington and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Longview-Kelso, WA	Hourly	$17.79	$21.62	$27.61	$37.98	$54.76	$32.74	41,070
Longview-Kelso, WA	Annual	$37,000	$44,970	$57,420	$79,000	$113,890	$68,090	41,070
Washington	Hourly	$18.59	$22.61	$30.28	$48.90	$73.86	$40.06	3,550,970
Washington	Annual	$38,670	$47,020	$62,990	$101,710	$153,630	$83,330	3,550,970
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

198 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Washington. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Longview-Kelso, WA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$228,330	$109.78	40
2	Dentists, General	$204,950	$98.54	40
3	Sales Managers in Washington	$172,930	$83.14	80
4	Pharmacists	$172,630	$83.00	70
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Washington	$171,190	$82.30	70
6	Industrial Production Managers	$163,970	$78.83	100
7	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$162,170	*	80
8	Financial Managers in Washington	$158,880	$76.39	110
9	Construction Managers	$154,300	$74.18	60
10	Nurse Practitioners	$148,960	$71.61	60
11	Human Resources Managers	$137,230	$65.98	30
12	Medical and Health Services Managers	$134,790	$64.80	60
13	Managers, All Other in Washington	$133,420	$64.14	60
14	Software Developers in Washington	$130,000	$62.50	150
15	Electrical Engineers	$128,340	$61.70	30
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$127,230	$61.17	30
17	General and Operations Managers in Washington	$125,600	$60.39	600
18	Dental Hygienists	$123,020	$59.14	100
19	Computer Systems Analysts	$122,380	$58.84	100
20	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$122,240	$58.77	60

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Longview-Kelso, WA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Washington	1,780	43.40	1.57	$47,840
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Washington	1,440	35.04	1.41	$36,020
3	Retail Salespersons in Washington	1,120	27.24	1.09	$38,680
4	Cashiers in Washington	1,050	25.62	1.29	$36,350
5	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Washington	900	21.87	1.15	$40,510
6	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Washington	770	18.83	1.42	$62,930
7	Stockers and Order Fillers in Washington	730	17.78	0.98	$38,190
8	Registered Nurses in Washington	720	17.62	0.81	*
9	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Washington	710	17.33	1.90	$45,400
10	General and Operations Managers in Washington	600	14.57	0.65	$125,600
11	Office Clerks, General in Washington	590	14.38	0.91	$48,170
11	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	590	14.47	23.41	$59,770
13	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	560	13.54	4.79	$96,950
14	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	540	13.04	5.35	$47,980
15	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Washington	510	12.32	0.87	$46,590
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Washington	490	12.04	1.36	$56,620
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Washington	440	10.69	1.20	$79,910
17	Nursing Assistants in Washington	440	10.66	1.14	$47,830
17	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Washington	440	10.68	2.47	$82,060
20	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Washington	430	10.55	0.96	$57,580

Most concentrated occupations in Longview-Kelso, WA

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Logging Equipment Operators	31.56	180	4.27	$76,980
2	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	23.41	590	14.47	$59,770
3	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	16.76	180	4.40	$60,100
4	Roofers	5.68	200	4.95	$58,830
5	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	5.35	540	13.04	$47,980
6	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	4.79	560	13.54	$96,950
7	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.43	110	2.71	$52,660
8	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	3.35	100	2.35	$80,660
9	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	3.33	160	3.78	$82,340
10	Helpers--Production Workers	3.05	130	3.25	$43,120

Occupation groups in Longview-Kelso, WA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$136,910	$148,080	1,590	38.80	0.54
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$117,010	$119,580	1,890	46.13	0.73
Computer and Mathematical	$101,680	$112,250	580	14.05	0.42
Legal	$101,170	$119,350	170	4.13	0.49
Architecture and Engineering	$95,640	$98,640	480	11.77	0.70
Business and Financial Operations	$80,700	$87,790	1,730	42.22	0.62
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$80,530	$83,890	350	8.41	0.89
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$75,020	$75,800	2,380	57.98	1.48
Construction and Extraction	$74,600	$81,180	2,610	63.60	1.54
Protective Service	$72,840	$73,920	580	14.04	0.58
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$66,850	$65,120	410	9.96	3.56
Community and Social Service	$65,630	$70,540	850	20.64	1.20
Educational Instruction and Library	$61,670	$68,230	2,490	60.53	1.03
Production	$57,690	$60,330	4,360	106.24	1.93
Office and Administrative Support	$53,990	$57,300	4,570	111.24	0.97
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$49,170	$58,880	340	8.22	0.62
Transportation and Material Moving	$48,790	$53,990	4,290	104.46	1.19
Healthcare Support	$47,840	$49,290	2,810	68.32	1.34
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$44,760	$46,100	1,060	25.90	0.89
Sales and Related	$42,610	$52,920	3,590	87.42	1.01
Personal Care and Service	$42,590	$46,370	520	12.64	0.60
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$38,340	$44,100	3,420	83.33	0.95

Every occupation in Washington, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 198 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Longview-Kelso, WA estimates (area 31020).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Longview-Kelso, WA area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.