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Chief Executives Salary in Kennewick-Richland, WA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Kennewick-Richland, WA is $287,180. BLS estimates approximately 70 people work in this occupation in Kennewick-Richland, WA. Kennewick-Richland, WA is 34.2% above the national median ($213,990).

Median salary
$287,180
Average salary
$293,870
Median hourly
$138.07
Employment
70

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$74,390$35.77
25th percentile$179,050$86.08
Median (50th)$287,180$138.07
75th percentile$372,480$179.08
90th percentile$484,870$233.11

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 3.3% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 6.8% — Reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.548
Location quotient
0.42

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Kennewick-Richland, WA’s regional price level is above the national average (index 100.079, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $286,953 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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