The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electrical engineers 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 | $82,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $103,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $125,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $148,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $168,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $168,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $125,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $82,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $125,500 | 4.07% | 19.69% |
| 2021 | $120,390 | 1.15% | - |
| 2020 | $119,000 | 5.62% | - |
| 2019 | $112,310 | 1.59% | - |
| 2018 | $110,520 | 6.70% | - |
| 2017 | $103,120 | -0.48% | - |
| 2016 | $103,620 | -2.48% | - |
| 2015 | $106,190 | 1.91% | - |
| 2014 | $104,160 | 1.74% | - |
| 2013 | $102,350 | 1.52% | - |
| 2012 | $100,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $125,500, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is the second highest paying city for electrical engineers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $127,040). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of electrical engineers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 1.2 percent (1.2%) lower.