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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary
in Kennewick-Richland, WA

Median base pay · Kennewick-Richland, WA
$47,730
≈ $22.95/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 200 jobs
Middle 50%
$46,320–$49,930
vs U.S. median
-3%
Metro rank
#77 of 122

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro earn a median of $47,730 a year, based on BLS estimates for 200 jobs (May 2025). That is 3% below the U.S. median of $48,990 and 11% below the WA statewide median of $53,800. It ranks #77 of 122 metros with published figures for this job.

MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS · KENNEWICK-RICHLAND, WA · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · KENNEWICK-RICHLAND, WA · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$39,120P25$46,320MEDIAN$47,730P75$49,930P90$56,760
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$36,790P25$42,850MEDIAN$48,990P75$59,860P90$70,200
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What is the average Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Kennewick?

The BLS median is $47,730 a year (May 2025). Half of the 200 jobs pay between $46,320 and $49,930. The 10th percentile is $39,120 and the 90th is $56,760.

Is Kennewick a high-paying metro for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders?

That is 3% below the U.S. median of $48,990 and 11% below the WA statewide median of $53,800. It ranks #77 of 122 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders make an hour in Kennewick?

About $22.95 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $47,730 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $22.27–$24.00 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.