Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Kennewick, WA

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Kennewick, WA: $104,890/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $79,080 – $115,410 · about 320 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$35,045 (+50%).

What it's really worth in Kennewick

With Kennewick's cost of living at 99 (US=100), that $104,890 has the buying power of about $106,073 in an average-cost US metro.

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

Full Kennewick cost of living & taxes →

How Kennewick ranks for this job

On raw pay, Kennewick, WA is 15th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Kennewick's cost of living is applied, it ranks 4th.

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 4.2× 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 police & sheriff's patrol officers 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
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+39%	2.1×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+29%	1.9×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+19%	1.4×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+13%	1.9×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Kennewick	Rent vs Kennewick
Seattle, WA	$109,180	+4%	1.3×
Bremerton, WA	$96,890	−8%	1.2×
Olympia, WA	$92,140	−12%	1.2×
Spokane, WA	$91,310	−13%	0.9×

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

Other jobs in Kennewick