Registered Nurses salary in Kennewick, WA

Median pay for registered nurses in Kennewick, WA: $99,710/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $79,770 – $125,060 · about 2,350 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($80,810) by +$18,900 (+23%).

What it's really worth in Kennewick

With Kennewick's cost of living at 99 (US=100), that $99,710 has the buying power of about $100,834 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 30th of the 187 metros we hold registered nurses wages for. Once Kennewick's cost of living is applied, it ranks 23rd.

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 4.4× 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 21% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where registered nurses 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
Vallejo, CA	$187,080	+88%	1.4×
San Francisco, CA	$181,240	+82%	1.9×
San Jose, CA	$179,210	+80%	2.1×
Sacramento, CA	$157,810	+58%	1.3×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Kennewick	Rent vs Kennewick
Seattle, WA	$109,700	+10%	1.3×
Spokane, WA	$101,310	+2%	0.9×
Olympia, WA	$101,250	+2%	1.2×
Bremerton, WA	$97,570	−2%	1.2×

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

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