How much do Electrical Engineers make in Kennewick-Richland, WA?

Percentile spread

For Electrical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $100,350 and the 90th percentile is $176,560. The difference is $76,210, which is 59.5% 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 $111,010 to the 75th at $164,120, covers $53,110.

The mean annual wage is $138,580, which sits above the median of $128,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kennewick-Richland, WA median is 6.3% higher than the national median of $120,630 for Electrical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $128,089, which is 6.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% lower than the Washington median of $132,710.

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 $128,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical Engineers at $128,089 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical Engineers. Kennewick-Richland, WA ranks 4th of 12 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).).

• Walla Walla, WA is 38 miles away, with a median of $121,120 and employment of 30. That median is 5.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,941, against $128,089 here.
• Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is 108 miles away, with a median of $132,930 and employment of 80. That median is 3.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $127,996, against $128,089 here.
• Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 141 miles away, with a median of $122,100 and employment of 320. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,679, against $128,089 here.

Employment share

Electrical Engineers accounts for 0.35% of wage-and-salary employment in Kennewick-Richland, WA (450 of 129,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (198,750 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.72 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.