SOC 27-1024 · Kennewick-Richland, WA metro

Graphic Designers Salary in Kennewick, WA

The average salary for graphic designers in Kennewick, Washington is $80,400 a year ($38.65 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $74,520: half of the 90 people in this job in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($71,400).

$80,400average per year

$38.65 / hourMedian $74,520Take-home ≈ $65,391

  • $46K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $126K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

90people in this job
+13%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 7Washington metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Graphic Designers pay range in Kennewick

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $126,250 or more. The middle half of graphic designers in Kennewick earn between $56,330 and $100,300.

  • $46K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $126K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$80,400$6,700$38.65
Median$74,520$6,210$35.83
Entry level (25th percentile)$56,330$4,694$27.08
Experienced (75th percentile)$100,300$8,358$48.22

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Graphic Designers salary after taxes in Kennewick

On the average salary of $80,400, a single filer in Kennewick takes home about $65,391 a year, or $5,449 a month and $2,515 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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Is Kennewick a good place for graphic designers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kennewick area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $80,400 buys what about $80,337 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Kennewick ($57,290). A typical home costs $441,524, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Graphic Designers salary in other Washington cities

Kennewick ranks 2nd of 7 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($82,290).

All Graphic Designers salaries in Washington

Highest-paying cities for graphic designers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($107,360).

Graphic Designers salary by city

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Graphic Designers salary in Kennewick: questions

How much do graphic designers make an hour in Kennewick?

$38.65 an hour on average, and $35.83 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level graphic designers salary in Kennewick?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,440 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,330, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the graphic designers take-home pay in Kennewick?

About $65,391 a year ($5,449 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $80,400. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do graphic designers earn more in Kennewick than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($71,400).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-1024; area Kennewick-Richland, WA (28420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.57, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.57).

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