Lawyer · Kennewick, WA
Lawyer in Kennewick: $5,094/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Kennewick at $135,590 a year. About 230 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.37). The 10th percentile is $84,190 and the 90th is $250,730. Pay ranks 75th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,331/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,094 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 143 miles away, at $6,404 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,094
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$135,590
$84,190 to $250,730
Rent (1 bd)
$1,331
$1,585 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 0.37
Pay rank
75th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $135,590.
- Taxes$2,680
- Rent$1,331
- Other living costs$2,194
- Left over$5,094
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $135,590
- Federal income tax
- −$21,789
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,373
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $103,429
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,331
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $636
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,525
Left over each month
$11,299 gross, minus $2,680 in tax and $3,525 in living costs.
$5,094
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $6,404/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Kennewick?
$135,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Kennewick?
$5,094 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,331, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Seattle, about 143 miles away, leaves $6,404 a month, more than Kennewick.