Salary guide, May 2025

Shift Supervisor pay in Kennewick-Richland, WA

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Kennewick-Richland, WA was $79,050 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $59,140 and $99,480.

The Kennewick-Richland, WA median is $4,600 above the national median of $74,450, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about kennewick-Richland, WA?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Kennewick-Richland, WA: median $79,050; published 25th to 75th percentile $59,140 to $99,480.

Annual wage percentiles, Kennewick-Richland, WA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$51,710	$59,140	$79,050	$99,480	$128,800

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Kennewick-Richland, WA: median $38.00; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.43 to $47.83.

Hourly wage percentiles, Kennewick-Richland, WA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$24.86	$28.43	$38.00	$47.83	$61.92

BLS estimated 580 workers employed in this occupation in Kennewick-Richland, WA. Location quotient: 1.03.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $74,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,630 to $91,680.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,130	$58,630	$74,450	$91,680	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $35.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.19 to $44.08.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.66	$28.19	$35.79	$44.08	$52.28

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Shift Supervisor median is $79,050. The all-occupations median in Kennewick-Richland, WA is $57,290. Ratio: 1.38 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.03 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Shift Supervisor in Kennewick-Richland, WA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$59,200	$79,270	$99,980
May 2025	$59,140	$79,050	$99,480

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, Kennewick-Richland, WA. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Shift Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Walla Walla, WA	$77,220	$63,550 to $84,390
Yakima, WA	$74,930	$60,440 to $85,650

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