SOC 51-9061 · Longview-Kelso, WA metro

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Salary in Longview, WA

The average salary for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Longview, Washington is $57,960 a year ($27.86 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,950: half of the 190 people in this job in the Longview-Kelso, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,201).

$57,960average per year

$27.86 / hourMedian $58,950Take-home ≈ $48,751

  • $39K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

190people in this job
+7%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 11Washington metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay range in Longview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $74,930 or more. The middle half of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Longview earn between $45,410 and $63,710.

  • $39K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,960$4,830$27.87
Median$58,950$4,912$28.34
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,410$3,784$21.83
Experienced (75th percentile)$63,710$5,309$30.63

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary after taxes in Longview

On the average salary of $57,960, a single filer in Longview takes home about $48,751 a year, or $4,063 a month and $1,875 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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Is Longview a good place for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Longview area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.5), so the average $57,960 buys what about $59,419 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Longview ($57,420). A typical home costs $423,261, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in other Washington cities

Longview ranks 6th of 11 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($82,070).

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Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($82,070).

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Longview: questions

How much do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers make an hour in Longview?

$27.86 an hour on average, and $28.34 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salary in Longview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,160 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,410, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers take-home pay in Longview?

About $48,751 a year ($4,063 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,960. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers earn more in Longview than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,201).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9061; area Longview-Kelso, WA (31020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.18, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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