Want to make over $30 an hour in Tri-Cities? Check out these open city and county jobs

Karlee Van De Venter
·2 min read

If you’re searching for a job in Tri-Cities, there is no shortage of options through the cities and counties, all of them paying salaries that are above $60,000 per year, or starting at $30 an hour.

According to data website GovSalaries, the average salary working with the City of Richland is $71,024. The average for the City of Kennewick is $74,512, the City of Pasco is at $71,754.

The average Benton County employee salary is $59,352, in Franklin County it’s $54,949.

McClatchy has compiled a list of job openings in local city and county offices that start at $30 an hour or more, or around $62,000 a year.

City of Richland job openings

Equipment Technician II

  • Wage: $31.77-$37.03 per hour

  • Deadline: None

Firefighter - Paramedic

  • Wage: $5,790-$8,420 per month

  • Deadline: None

Fire Plans Examiner

  • Wage: $33.79-$47.31 per hour

  • Deadline: None

Police

Community Relations Specialist

  • Wage: $30.65-$42.91 per hour

  • Deadline: None

Entry-level Police Officer

  • Wage: $43.27-$49.07 per hour

  • Deadline: December 31, 2023

City of Kennewick job openings

Finance

Human Resources Director

  • Salary: $109,044-$152,664

  • Deadline: Open until filled

Public Works

Electrician/Technician - Traffic Signal/Street Lighting

  • Wage: $38.10-$43.90 per hour

  • Deadline: Open until filled

Engineering Technician I/II/III

  • Salary: $59,388-$98,112 per year

  • Deadline: May 29

City of Pasco job openings

Public Safety

Firefighter & Firefighter/Paramedic - Public Safety Testing

  • Salary: $73,507-$101,075 per year

  • Deadline: None

Police Officer - Public Safety Testing

  • Salary: $84,801-$103,085 per year

  • Deadline: None

Public Works

Engineer II

  • Salary: $95,409-$114,524 per year

  • Deadline: Open until filled. First review June 5.

Senior Engineer

  • Salary: $103,272-$123,968 per year

  • Deadline: Open until filled

Senior Traffic Engineer

  • Salary: $103,272-$123,968 per year

  • Deadline: Open until filled

Benton County job openings

Auditor

Budget and Finance Analyst

  • Wage: $6,115-$7,934 per month

  • Deadline: None

Coroner

Forensic Pathologist

  • Salary: $180,000-$240,000 per year

  • Deadline: None

District Court

Behavioral Health Specialist/Active Probation Officer - Therapeutic Courts

  • Wage: $5,281-$6,854 per month

  • Deadline: June 19

Sheriff

Entry-level Deputy Sheriff

  • Wage: $6,544-$8,352 per month

  • Deadline: None