High paying production jobs in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single production job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA run 0.3% above the national average (2024), so a Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA salary is worth about 1.00× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA · Employed

1Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$85,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,000 – $92,050240
2Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$81,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,530 – $95,520130
3First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,290 – $108,4801,280
4Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$67,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,190 – $103,570310
5Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$60,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,980 – $89,650130
6Machinists$60,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,290 – $79,210520
7Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,240 – $66,890120
8Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,090 – $74,450630
9Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$57,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,740 – $65,990120
10Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$56,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,240 – $62,480100
11Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$55,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,900 – $80,270620
12Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$54,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,150 – $71,200130
13Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$51,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,570 – $58,530110
14Butchers and Meat Cutters$49,320
No formal educational credential
$36,570 – $57,160220
15Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,080 – $65,150300
16Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,230 – $64,940280
17Printing Press Operators$47,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,710 – $63,980170
18Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$47,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,940 – $60,480490
19Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,720 – $65,310340
20Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$46,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,900 – $58,020140
21Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,930 – $59,6001,490
22Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,310 – $60,660300
23Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$45,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,750 – $59,950150
24Helpers--Production Workers$44,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,980 – $55,490300
25Bakers$42,770
No formal educational credential
$34,900 – $54,400490
26Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$39,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,650 – $62,850400
27Food Batchmakers$39,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,650 – $50,170180
28Sewing Machine Operators$38,420
No formal educational credential
$35,670 – $48,580190
29Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,290
No formal educational credential
$34,820 – $44,310370

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSpokane-Spokane Valley, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,370	$49,000 – $92,050	240
2	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,240	$55,530 – $95,520	130
3	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,160	$51,290 – $108,480	1,280
4	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,300	$52,190 – $103,570	310
5	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,950	$47,980 – $89,650	130
6	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,480	$45,290 – $79,210	520
7	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,600	$40,240 – $66,890	120
8	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,350	$45,090 – $74,450	630
9	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,670	$45,740 – $65,990	120
10	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,110	$42,240 – $62,480	100
11	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,120	$38,900 – $80,270	620
12	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,220	$42,150 – $71,200	130
13	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,730	$44,570 – $58,530	110
14	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$49,320	$36,570 – $57,160	220
15	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,830	$38,080 – $65,150	300
16	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,280	$40,230 – $64,940	280
17	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,030	$37,710 – $63,980	170
18	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,000	$35,940 – $60,480	490
19	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,680	$37,720 – $65,310	340
20	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, WoodHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,370	$35,900 – $58,020	140
21	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,260	$37,930 – $59,600	1,490
22	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,730	$38,310 – $60,660	300
23	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,660	$38,750 – $59,950	150
24	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,350	$35,980 – $55,490	300
25	BakersNo formal educational credential	$42,770	$34,900 – $54,400	490
26	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,680	$34,650 – $62,850	400
27	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,280	$34,650 – $50,170	180
28	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$38,420	$35,670 – $48,580	190
29	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$36,290	$34,820 – $44,310	370

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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