Physical Therapists salary in Kennewick, WA

Median pay for physical therapists in Kennewick, WA: $100,930/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $77,860 – $129,410 · about 180 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($98,205) by +$2,725 (+3%).

What it's really worth in Kennewick

With Kennewick's cost of living at 99 (US=100), that $100,930 has the buying power of about $102,068 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 52nd of the 186 metros we hold physical therapists wages for. Once Kennewick's cost of living is applied, it ranks 99th.

The headline number flatters Kennewick. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, physical therapists here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Kennewick

A median home in Kennewick, WA costs $441,524 — about 4.4× 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 physical therapists 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
Santa Rosa, CA	$132,870	+32%	1.5×
San Jose, CA	$131,930	+31%	2.1×
Sacramento, CA	$131,760	+31%	1.3×
San Francisco, CA	$131,050	+30%	1.9×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Kennewick	Rent vs Kennewick
Yakima, WA	$104,800	+4%	0.8×
Seattle, WA	$104,690	+4%	1.3×
Olympia, WA	$99,670	−1%	1.2×
Spokane, WA	$93,980	−7%	0.9×

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

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