Kennewick-Richland, WA

Across all occupations in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metropolitan area, the median wage is $57,290 a year ($27.54 an hour) and the mean $73,460, May 2025. That median is +12% against the US median of $50,980 and −9% against Washington's $62,990. BLS counts 129,490 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

All occupations: Kennewick-Richland, WA vs Washington and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Kennewick-Richland, WA area, Washington and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Kennewick-Richland, WA	Hourly	$17.74	$20.99	$27.54	$44.01	$61.87	$35.32	129,490
Kennewick-Richland, WA	Annual	$36,890	$43,650	$57,290	$91,550	$128,690	$73,460	129,490
Washington	Hourly	$18.59	$22.61	$30.28	$48.90	$73.86	$40.06	3,550,970
Washington	Annual	$38,670	$47,020	$62,990	$101,710	$153,630	$83,330	3,550,970
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

339 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Washington. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Kennewick-Richland, WA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$304,090	$146.20	230
2	Chief Executives	$287,180	$138.07	70
3	Natural Sciences Managers	$215,860	$103.78	110
4	Dentists, General	$203,250	$97.71	100
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$199,380	$95.86	330
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Washington	$175,970	$84.60	150
7	Purchasing Managers	$169,520	$81.50	60
8	Financial Managers in Washington	$168,000	$80.77	310
9	Managers, All Other in Washington	$167,660	$80.61	440
10	Veterinarians	$163,520	$78.62	60
11	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$161,530	*	290
12	Pharmacists	$158,130	$76.02	220
13	Facilities Managers	$157,120	$75.54	90
14	Data Scientists	$156,830	$75.40	150
15	Nuclear Engineers	$156,460	$75.22	230
16	Sales Managers in Washington	$154,340	$74.20	250
17	Physician Assistants	$154,230	$74.15	120
18	Human Resources Managers	$152,300	$73.22	90
19	Construction Managers	$149,900	$72.07	320
20	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$149,740	$71.99	100

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Kennewick-Richland, WA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Washington	4,800	37.05	1.34	$47,810
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Washington	4,120	31.80	1.28	$36,410
3	Retail Salespersons in Washington	3,580	27.68	1.10	$37,600
4	Registered Nurses in Washington	2,560	19.80	0.91	$106,410
5	Stockers and Order Fillers in Washington	2,540	19.62	1.08	$38,940
6	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	2,470	19.07	11.17	$42,340
7	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Washington	2,450	18.88	2.07	$45,510
7	Cashiers in Washington	2,450	18.89	0.95	$36,610
9	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Washington	2,100	16.19	1.22	$62,520
10	Office Clerks, General in Washington	1,930	14.93	0.94	$49,470
11	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Washington	1,840	14.21	0.75	$44,380
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Washington	1,760	13.61	0.96	$44,680
13	General and Operations Managers in Washington	1,550	11.94	0.53	$130,460
14	Waiters and Waitresses in Washington	1,510	11.70	0.80	$51,460
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Washington	1,450	11.21	1.02	$53,140
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Washington	1,410	10.91	1.22	$100,380
17	Carpenters in Washington	1,310	10.15	2.36	$64,320
18	Customer Service Representatives in Washington	1,290	9.96	0.60	$45,380
19	Project Management Specialists in Washington	1,260	9.75	1.42	$125,940
20	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Washington	1,240	9.57	1.92	$47,950

Most concentrated occupations in Kennewick-Richland, WA

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	18.41	390	2.98	$35,720
2	Chemical Engineers	18.03	320	2.44	$130,030
3	Nuclear Engineers	18.02	230	1.77	$156,460
4	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	16.71	720	5.56	$104,530
5	Environmental Engineers	12.12	390	2.99	$140,060
6	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	11.17	2,470	19.07	$42,340
7	Tapers	9.62	100	0.80	$66,830
8	Demonstrators and Product Promoters	8.39	450	3.48	$36,510
9	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	7.55	280	2.16	$60,730
10	Food Batchmakers	6.24	910	7.00	$43,130

Occupation groups in Kennewick-Richland, WA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$154,850	$161,590	5,190	40.09	0.56
Architecture and Engineering	$124,150	$125,980	4,100	31.67	1.88
Computer and Mathematical	$113,830	$119,810	3,000	23.15	0.68
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$106,490	$114,780	3,290	25.44	2.69
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$103,610	$119,900	7,020	54.22	0.86
Business and Financial Operations	$96,500	$102,020	7,480	57.75	0.85
Legal	$84,190	$112,330	600	4.62	0.55
Protective Service	$79,550	$78,680	2,600	20.11	0.83
Construction and Extraction	$75,980	$83,030	9,290	71.75	1.74
Community and Social Service	$65,900	$71,530	2,140	16.50	0.96
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$64,410	$72,600	5,390	41.62	1.06
Educational Instruction and Library	$63,270	$71,340	8,590	66.33	1.13
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$62,060	$79,690	1,160	8.96	0.68
Office and Administrative Support	$51,530	$55,840	13,530	104.53	0.92
Healthcare Support	$47,810	$49,070	7,960	61.45	1.21
Production	$46,660	$55,380	6,250	48.27	0.88
Transportation and Material Moving	$46,310	$50,660	11,880	91.78	1.04
Personal Care and Service	$45,340	$50,200	2,040	15.76	0.75
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$44,570	$46,260	3,640	28.14	0.96
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$40,330	$42,180	3,150	24.32	8.69
Sales and Related	$39,930	$51,680	10,350	79.95	0.93
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$38,880	$45,140	10,830	83.61	0.95

Every occupation in Washington, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 339 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Kennewick-Richland, WA estimates (area 28420).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Kennewick-Richland, WA area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.