The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of urban and regional planners 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 | $59,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners 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 $125,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,720 | 9.71% | 16.81% |
| 2019 | $75,590 | 1.46% | - |
| 2016 | $74,490 | -5.96% | - |
| 2015 | $78,930 | 4.93% | - |
| 2014 | $75,040 | -3.25% | - |
| 2013 | $77,480 | 10.11% | - |
| 2012 | $69,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,720 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 19.2 percent (19.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 29.6 percent (29.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.