Chemical Technicians Salary — Kennewick, Washington

The average Chemical Technicians in Kennewick, Washington earns $74,750 a year.

$74,750 / year, mean
↑ 16.6% above national average 100th percentile in Washington

Kennewick sits at the very top of the range for this role in Washington — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a solid premium over the national average for chemical technicians. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Washington

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
80
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.6%
Cost of living 100 #58 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2245 #169 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $441,524 #35 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $85,881 #36 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Kennewick ranks #58 for cost of living and #35 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Niles $81,900 Beaumont $80,360 Midland $78,310 Evansville $77,350 San Francisco $76,990 Kennewick $74,750 Houston $74,450 Bay City $72,990 Scranton $71,920 San Jose $71,610 Vallejo $70,500 Philadelphia $70,390 Lafayette $70,360 Syracuse $70,010 Bellingham $69,780 Dallas $69,520 Corpus Christi $68,380 Odessa $67,930 Albany $67,090 Kalamazoo $66,230 Allentown $66,170 Chicago $66,160 Hagerstown $65,630 Bowling Green $65,470 Sacramento $65,170 Terre Haute $64,880 Lynchburg $64,750 Spokane $64,690 Eugene $63,950 Longview $63,890 Seattle $63,610 Midland $63,590 New York $63,460 Los Angeles $63,410 Lexington $62,460 Tallahassee $62,450 Lansing $62,030 Austin $61,740 Trenton $61,240 Indianapolis $61,060 San Diego $60,910 Bakersfield $60,790 Buffalo $60,490 Reading $60,310 Louisville $60,240 Santa Maria $60,220 Bloomington $60,170 Peoria $60,120 Sarasota $59,620 Palm Bay $59,610 Kiryas Joel $59,570 Owensboro $59,440 Rochester $58,900 Jacksonville $58,850 Napa $58,780 Santa Rosa $58,670 Detroit $58,570 Santa Cruz $58,240 Pensacola $58,130 Lakeland $58,100 Riverside $58,080 Oxnard $58,010 Pittsburgh $57,880 York $57,800 San Antonio $57,400 Portland $57,280 Miami $56,920 Modesto $56,350 Blacksburg $56,300 Grand Rapids $56,170 Stockton $55,400 Salinas $55,350 Altoona $55,290 Deltona $55,260 Richmond $55,060 Tampa $55,010 Charlottesville $54,950 Waco $54,910 Gainesville $54,490 Huntington $54,270 Fresno $54,190 San Luis Obispo $53,520 Virginia Beach $53,400 Ann Arbor $51,970 Visalia $51,900 Harrisburg $51,700 South Bend $51,400 Binghamton $51,260 Orlando $49,260 Columbus $49,230 Fort Wayne $49,200 Amarillo $49,110 Salisbury $48,370 Baltimore $47,440 College Station $40,960
CityMean salaryvs. Kennewick
Albany, New York$67,090-10.2%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$66,170-11.5%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$55,290-26.0%
Amarillo, Texas$49,110-34.3%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$51,970-30.5%
Austin, Texas$61,740-17.4%
Bakersfield, California$60,790-18.7%
Baltimore, Maryland$47,440-36.5%
Bay City, Michigan$72,990-2.4%
Beaumont, Texas$80,360+7.5%
Bellingham, Washington$69,780-6.6%
Binghamton, New York$51,260-31.4%
Blacksburg, Virginia$56,300-24.7%
Bloomington, Indiana$60,170-19.5%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$65,470-12.4%
Buffalo, New York$60,490-19.1%
Charlottesville, Virginia$54,950-26.5%
Chicago, Illinois$66,160-11.5%
College Station, Texas$40,960-45.2%
Columbus, Indiana$49,230-34.1%
Corpus Christi, Texas$68,380-8.5%
Dallas, Texas$69,520-7.0%
Deltona, Florida$55,260-26.1%
Detroit, Michigan$58,570-21.6%
Eugene, Oregon$63,950-14.4%
Evansville, Indiana$77,350+3.5%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$49,200-34.2%
Fresno, California$54,190-27.5%
Gainesville, Florida$54,490-27.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$56,170-24.9%
Hagerstown, Maryland$65,630-12.2%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$51,700-30.8%
Houston, Texas$74,450-0.4%
Huntington, West Virginia$54,270-27.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$61,060-18.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$58,850-21.3%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$66,230-11.4%
Kiryas Joel, New York$59,570-20.3%
Lafayette, Indiana$70,360-5.9%
Lakeland, Florida$58,100-22.3%
Lansing, Michigan$62,030-17.0%
Lexington, Kentucky$62,460-16.4%
Longview, Texas$63,890-14.5%
Los Angeles, California$63,410-15.2%
Louisville, Kentucky$60,240-19.4%
Lynchburg, Virginia$64,750-13.4%
Miami, Florida$56,920-23.9%
Midland, Michigan$78,310+4.8%
Midland, Texas$63,590-14.9%
Modesto, California$56,350-24.6%
Napa, California$58,780-21.4%
New York, New York$63,460-15.1%
Niles, Michigan$81,900+9.6%
Sarasota, Florida$59,620-20.2%
Odessa, Texas$67,930-9.1%
Orlando, Florida$49,260-34.1%
Owensboro, Kentucky$59,440-20.5%
Oxnard, California$58,010-22.4%
Palm Bay, Florida$59,610-20.3%
Pensacola, Florida$58,130-22.2%
Peoria, Illinois$60,120-19.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$70,390-5.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$57,880-22.6%
Portland, Oregon$57,280-23.4%
Reading, Pennsylvania$60,310-19.3%
Richmond, Virginia$55,060-26.3%
Riverside, California$58,080-22.3%
Rochester, New York$58,900-21.2%
Sacramento, California$65,170-12.8%
Salinas, California$55,350-26.0%
Salisbury, Maryland$48,370-35.3%
San Antonio, Texas$57,400-23.2%
San Diego, California$60,910-18.5%
San Francisco, California$76,990+3.0%
San Jose, California$71,610-4.2%
San Luis Obispo, California$53,520-28.4%
Santa Cruz, California$58,240-22.1%
Santa Maria, California$60,220-19.4%
Santa Rosa, California$58,670-21.5%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$71,920-3.8%
Seattle, Washington$63,610-14.9%
South Bend, Indiana$51,400-31.2%
Spokane, Washington$64,690-13.5%
Stockton, California$55,400-25.9%
Syracuse, New York$70,010-6.3%
Tallahassee, Florida$62,450-16.5%
Tampa, Florida$55,010-26.4%
Terre Haute, Indiana$64,880-13.2%
Trenton, New Jersey$61,240-18.1%
Vallejo, California$70,500-5.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$53,400-28.6%
Visalia, California$51,900-30.6%
Waco, Texas$54,910-26.5%
York, Pennsylvania$57,800-22.7%
Gross salary
74,750/yr
Estimated take-home
61,417/yr
Est. total withheld
17.8%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Washington has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 19-4031 SOC code
Official area Kennewick-Richland, WA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 28420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: wa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Richland
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Washington

Population (metro area)
307,900