Tire Repairers and Changers in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard

BLS metro-level wage data places Tire Repairers and Changers pay in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA at a median of $41,560 per year ($19.98/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $37,710, Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard pays +10% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 80 tire repairers and changerss are employed across the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard MSA in SOC 49-3093.

The Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard pay distribution spans from $38,270 at the 10th percentile to $60,140 at the 90th, a 1.6× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $38,680 and the 75th at $47,310, so half of Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard-based tire repairers and changerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide WA data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.