How much do Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners make in Kennewick-Richland, WA?

Percentile spread

For Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, the published 10th percentile is $36,620 and the 90th percentile is $59,760. The difference is $23,140, which is 51.8% 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 $38,090 to the 75th at $52,250, covers $14,160.

The mean annual wage is $46,130, which sits above the median of $44,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kennewick-Richland, WA median is 21.3% higher than the national median of $36,840 for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,645, which is 21.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% lower than the Washington median of $45,520.

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 $44,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners at $44,645 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Kennewick-Richland, WA ranks 5th of 14 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 $39,480 and employment of 430. That median is 11.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,073, against $44,645 here.
• Yakima, WA is 71 miles away, with a median of $39,210 and employment of 1,690. That median is 12.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,038, against $44,645 here.
• Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is 108 miles away, with a median of $40,750 and employment of 780. That median is 8.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,237, against $44,645 here.

Employment share

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners accounts for 1.4% of wage-and-salary employment in Kennewick-Richland, WA (1,760 of 129,490). Nationally the occupation is 1.4% of employment (2,209,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.96 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.