Civil Engineers salary in Kennewick, WA

Median pay for civil engineers in Kennewick, WA: $101,690/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $74,010 – $167,160 · about 470 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($88,630) by +$13,060 (+15%).

What it's really worth in Kennewick

With Kennewick's cost of living at 99 (US=100), that $101,690 has the buying power of about $102,837 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $82,146 · median home $441,524 · median rent $1,713/mo.

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How Kennewick ranks for this job

On raw pay, Kennewick, WA is 20th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Kennewick's cost of living is applied, it ranks 29th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Kennewick sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Kennewick

A median home in Kennewick, WA costs $441,524 — about 4.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,713/mo works out at 20% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where civil engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Kennewick.

Metro	Median pay	vs Kennewick	Rent vs Kennewick
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+24%	1.3×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+21%	1.9×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+17%	2.1×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+8%	0.8×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Kennewick	Rent vs Kennewick
Bremerton, WA	$101,460	+0%	1.2×
Seattle, WA	$101,220	+0%	1.3×
Olympia, WA	$95,470	−6%	1.2×
Yakima, WA	$88,630	−13%	0.8×

Staying in WA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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