Physician Assistants salary in Kennewick, WA

Median pay for physician assistants in Kennewick, WA: $134,800/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $95,220 – $168,680 · about 100 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($125,700) by +$9,100 (+7%).

What it's really worth in Kennewick

With Kennewick's cost of living at 99 (US=100), that $134,800 has the buying power of about $136,320 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $82,146 · median home $441,524 · median rent $1,713/mo.

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How Kennewick ranks for this job

On raw pay, Kennewick, WA is 30th of the 180 metros we hold physician assistants wages for. Once Kennewick's cost of living is applied, it ranks 51st.

The headline number flatters Kennewick. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, physician assistants here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Kennewick

A median home in Kennewick, WA costs $441,524 — about 3.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,713/mo works out at 15% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where physician assistants earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Kennewick.

Metro	Median pay	vs Kennewick	Rent vs Kennewick
San Jose, CA	$208,000	+54%	2.1×
Vallejo, CA	$174,670	+30%	1.4×
Modesto, CA	$171,600	+27%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$171,470	+27%	1.9×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Kennewick	Rent vs Kennewick
Seattle, WA	$159,080	+18%	1.3×
Bremerton, WA	$137,590	+2%	1.2×
Olympia, WA	$132,780	−1%	1.2×
Yakima, WA	$130,120	−3%	0.8×

Staying in WA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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