How much do Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Kennewick-Richland, WA?

Percentile spread

For Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $47,660 and the 90th percentile is $102,200. The difference is $54,540, which is 69.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $63,070 to the 75th at $97,240, covers $34,170.

The mean annual wage is $80,490, which sits above the median of $79,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kennewick-Richland, WA median is 21.7% higher than the national median of $64,950 for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,988, which is 21.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% lower than the Washington median of $79,580.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kennewick-Richland, WA is 100.079, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $78,988 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Kennewick-Richland, WA ranks 6th of 9 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Yakima, WA is 71 miles away, with a median of $69,380 and employment of 80. That median is 12.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,615, against $78,988 here.
• Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 141 miles away, with a median of $64,430 and employment of 210. That median is 18.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,208, against $78,988 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 144 miles away, with a median of $84,660 and employment of 860. That median is 7.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,179, against $78,988 here.

Employment share

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Kennewick-Richland, WA (120 of 129,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (68,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.10 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.