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Millwright salary in Longview, WA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Millwrights in the Longview–Kelso, WA area earn a median of $74,940 a year, or $36.03 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,810 a year. Across all of Washington, the median is $76,490, so Longview pays 2% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$74,940
Bottom 10% under$61,350Top 10% over$75,810
Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
$29.49/hr
Jobs in this area
80
After cost of living
$76,830
Median hourly pay
$36.03/hr
vs U.S. median
+14%
vs Washington median
−2%
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 31020, Longview-Kelso, WA). Excludes self-employed millwrights. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice, journeyman and top millwright pay

StageYearly payHourly pay
Apprentice$61,350–$61,480$29.49–$29.56/hr
Journeyman$74,940$36.03/hr
Top earners$75,210–$75,810$36.16–$36.45/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Longview, WA compares

  • Longview ranks 5th of 7 Washington metro areas for millwright pay.
  • Millwrights are more concentrated in the Longview area than nationally: 1.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 7.1 times the U.S. share.
  • The 90th-percentile wage, $75,810, is 1.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $61,350: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do millwrights make in Longview, WA?
Millwrights in the Longview–Kelso, WA area earn a median of $74,940 a year, or $36.03 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,810 a year.
How much do millwrights make an hour in Longview, WA?
The median hourly wage is $36.03. The middle half earn between $29.56 and $36.16 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice millwrights make in Longview, WA?
BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $29.49 an hour ($61,350 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.56.
How much does a journeyman millwright make in Longview, WA?
BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $74,940 a year ($36.03 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $75,210–$75,810.
Do millwrights make more in Longview or Kennewick?
Kennewick pays more: the median is $74,940 in Longview and $107,700 in Kennewick, a 30% difference.
How does Longview pay compare with the rest of Washington?
The Longview median of $74,940 is 2% less than the Washington median of $76,490.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-9044 (Millwrights), area code 31020 (Longview-Kelso, WA). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed millwrights and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (97.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures