Recruiter salary in Kennewick-Richland, WA

Pay in Kennewick-Richland against Washington and the US

Recruiters at the 90th percentile earn $134,140, 2.5 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.7. The middle half of recruiters in Kennewick-Richland earns $64,420–$106,180. The mean ($89,110) is 10% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $41,760 wide, wider than in Washington as a whole ($41,350) and the US ($40,770), so what a recruiter earns in Kennewick-Richland depends more on the employer.

What to budget for a recruiter here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $24,890 a year in pay and about $32,116 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $16,870 in pay. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $75,940 falls between the 25th percentile and the median in Kennewick-Richland, and the Washington statewide median of $84,550 falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What a hire really costs in Kennewick-Richland

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $23,600 to the $81,290 median and brings it to $104,890 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Kennewick-Richland

Of the 16 roles we track in Kennewick-Richland, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between accountants ($93,280) and executive assistants ($80,090). Project Coordinator is the highest at $125,940.

Measured against the US median, recruiters rank #9 of the 16 roles we track in Kennewick-Richland (+7.0%), between payroll specialists (+7.2%) and HR assistants (+5.9%). The typical role here is at +7.1%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Recruiters hold 5.6% of the jobs in these 16 roles in Kennewick-Richland, 6.7% across Washington and 5.8% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Washington

Across the 13 areas of Washington with data for this job, the median runs from $72,180 in Yakima to $92,770 in Seattle-Tacoma, a gap of $20,590 a year. Of the 4 areas in Washington with more recruiters than Kennewick-Richland, 1 pays less: Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ($74,430).

Kennewick-Richland against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Kennewick-Richland is #196 of 521 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the top quarter of US areas. Outside Washington, San Diego-Chula Vista and Santa Rosa-Petaluma pay just above Kennewick-Richland and Durham-Chapel Hill and Sacramento-Roseville just below. All four are within $340 a year of the median in Kennewick-Richland. Of the three markets with about as many recruiters, none pays as much.

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