The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of accountants and auditors in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $55,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,640 | 2.75% | 24.20% |
| 2021 | $77,450 | 2.48% | - |
| 2020 | $75,530 | 1.76% | - |
| 2019 | $74,200 | 0.84% | - |
| 2018 | $73,580 | 3.90% | - |
| 2017 | $70,710 | 2.81% | - |
| 2016 | $68,720 | 4.74% | - |
| 2015 | $65,460 | 1.91% | - |
| 2014 | $64,210 | 1.01% | - |
| 2013 | $63,560 | 5.02% | - |
| 2012 | $60,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,640 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 4.2 percent (4.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 31.1 percent (31.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.