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Cities in Washington by median household income

Sammamish, WA had the highest median household income of 91 cities in 2022, at $215,047. Pullman, WA had the lowest, at $41,479. The median was $84,583 and the figure for Washington was $90,325. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest215,047Sammamish, WA
Lowest41,479Pullman, WA
Median84,58391 cities
Washington90,325History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Sammamish, WA: 215,047 USDSammamish, WA215,047Mercer Island, WA: 190,985 USDMercer Island, WA190,985Snoqualmie, WA: 186,353 USDSnoqualmie, WA186,353Redmond, WA: 155,287 USDRedmond, WA155,287Lake Forest Park, WA: 152,010 USDLake Forest Park, WA152,010Bainbridge Island, WA: 151,290 USDBainbridge Island, WA151,290Newcastle, WA: 151,007 USDNewcastle, WA151,007Bellevue, WA: 149,551 USDBellevue, WA149,551Issaquah, WA: 143,006 USDIssaquah, WA143,006Woodinville, WA: 142,500 USDWoodinville, WA142,500Maple Valley, WA: 137,595 USDMaple Valley, WA137,595Kirkland, WA: 135,608 USDKirkland, WA135,608Camas, WA: 133,829 USDCamas, WA133,829Kenmore, WA: 132,191 USDKenmore, WA132,191Bothell, WA: 127,944 USDBothell, WA127,944Bonney Lake, WA: 123,462 USDBonney Lake, WA123,462Covington, WA: 123,065 USDCovington, WA123,065Mukilteo, WA: 123,036 USDMukilteo, WA123,036Mill Creek, WA: 118,276 USDMill Creek, WA118,276West Richland, WA: 118,093 USDWest Richland, WA118,093Seattle, WA: 116,068 USDSeattle, WA116,068Edgewood, WA: 115,325 USDEdgewood, WA115,325Lake Stevens, WA: 111,821 USDLake Stevens, WA111,821Enumclaw, WA: 110,789 USDEnumclaw, WA110,789Edmonds, WA: 110,057 USDEdmonds, WA110,057Ridgefield, WA: 107,308 USDRidgefield, WA107,308Shoreline, WA: 106,184 USDShoreline, WA106,184Gig Harbor, WA: 103,688 USDGig Harbor, WA103,688Liberty Lake, WA: 101,936 USDLiberty Lake, WA101,936Monroe, WA: 99,713 USDMonroe, WA99,713Marysville, WA: 98,288 USDMarysville, WA98,288Washougal, WA: 97,295 USDWashougal, WA97,295Mountlake Terrace, WA: 96,104 USDMountlake Terrace, WA96,104Battle Ground, WA: 94,360 USDBattle Ground, WA94,360Renton, WA: 92,292 USDRenton, WA92,292Puyallup, WA: 90,592 USDPuyallup, WA90,592University Place, WA: 89,658 USDUniversity Place, WA89,658Arlington, WA: 89,587 USDArlington, WA89,587Poulsbo, WA: 89,393 USDPoulsbo, WA89,393Richland, WA: 89,283 USDRichland, WA89,283Sammamish, WA: 215,047 USDSammamish, WA215,047Mercer Island, WA: 190,985 USDMercer Island, WA190,985Snoqualmie, WA: 186,353 USDSnoqualmie, WA186,353Redmond, WA: 155,287 USDRedmond, WA155,287Lake Forest Park, WA: 152,010 USDLake Forest Park, WA152,010Bainbridge Island, WA: 151,290 USDBainbridge Island, WA151,290Newcastle, WA: 151,007 USDNewcastle, WA151,007Bellevue, WA: 149,551 USDBellevue, WA149,551Issaquah, WA: 143,006 USDIssaquah, WA143,006Woodinville, WA: 142,500 USDWoodinville, WA142,500Maple Valley, WA: 137,595 USDMaple Valley, WA137,595Kirkland, WA: 135,608 USDKirkland, WA135,608Camas, WA: 133,829 USDCamas, WA133,829Kenmore, WA: 132,191 USDKenmore, WA132,191Bothell, WA: 127,944 USDBothell, WA127,944Bonney Lake, WA: 123,462 USDBonney Lake, WA123,462Covington, WA: 123,065 USDCovington, WA123,065Mukilteo, WA: 123,036 USDMukilteo, WA123,036Mill Creek, WA: 118,276 USDMill Creek, WA118,276West Richland, WA: 118,093 USDWest Richland, WA118,093Seattle, WA: 116,068 USDSeattle, WA116,068Edgewood, WA: 115,325 USDEdgewood, WA115,325Lake Stevens, WA: 111,821 USDLake Stevens, WA111,821Enumclaw, WA: 110,789 USDEnumclaw, WA110,789Edmonds, WA: 110,057 USDEdmonds, WA110,057Ridgefield, WA: 107,308 USDRidgefield, WA107,308Shoreline, WA: 106,184 USDShoreline, WA106,184Gig Harbor, WA: 103,688 USDGig Harbor, WA103,688Liberty Lake, WA: 101,936 USDLiberty Lake, WA101,936Monroe, WA: 99,713 USDMonroe, WA99,713Marysville, WA: 98,288 USDMarysville, WA98,288Washougal, WA: 97,295 USDWashougal, WA97,295Mountlake Terrace, WA: 96,104 USDMountlake Terrace, WA96,104Battle Ground, WA: 94,360 USDBattle Ground, WA94,360Renton, WA: 92,292 USDRenton, WA92,292Puyallup, WA: 90,592 USDPuyallup, WA90,592University Place, WA: 89,658 USDUniversity Place, WA89,658Arlington, WA: 89,587 USDArlington, WA89,587Poulsbo, WA: 89,393 USDPoulsbo, WA89,393Richland, WA: 89,283 USDRichland, WA89,283
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Sammamish, WA215,047+9.9%
2Mercer Island, WA190,985+12.3%
3Snoqualmie, WA186,353+8.8%
4Redmond, WA155,287+5.6%
5Lake Forest Park, WA152,010+8.7%
6Bainbridge Island, WA151,290+4%
7Newcastle, WA151,007+8.3%
8Bellevue, WA149,551+6.6%
9Issaquah, WA143,006+7.5%
10Woodinville, WA142,500+11.6%
11Maple Valley, WA137,595+10%
12Kirkland, WA135,608+11.2%
13Camas, WA133,829+10.5%
14Kenmore, WA132,191+8.8%
15Bothell, WA127,944+9.7%
16Bonney Lake, WA123,462+13.6%
17Covington, WA123,065+7.7%
18Mukilteo, WA123,036+12.1%
19Mill Creek, WA118,276+5.5%
20West Richland, WA118,093+8.1%
21Seattle, WA116,068+10.1%
22Edgewood, WA115,325+6.3%
23Lake Stevens, WA111,821+12.6%
24Enumclaw, WA110,789+20.6%
25Edmonds, WA110,057+13.7%
26Ridgefield, WA107,308-0.5%
27Shoreline, WA106,184+11%
28Gig Harbor, WA103,688+7.8%
29Liberty Lake, WA101,936+6%
30Monroe, WA99,713+5.7%
31Marysville, WA98,288+10.4%
32Washougal, WA97,295+1.5%
33Mountlake Terrace, WA96,104+9.5%
34Battle Ground, WA94,360+9.8%
35Renton, WA92,292+9.4%
36Puyallup, WA90,592+11.5%
37University Place, WA89,658+5.9%
38Arlington, WA89,587+2.1%
39Poulsbo, WA89,393+12.8%
40Richland, WA89,283+7.5%
41Yelm, WA88,818+7%
42Auburn, WA87,406+10.1%
43Kent, WA86,966+9%
44Anacortes, WA86,911+8.6%
45Lynden, WA86,175+10.5%
46Burien, WA84,583+6%
47Fife, WA84,538+11.9%
48Tumwater, WA84,177+8.1%
49Sumner, WA83,285+7.3%
50Port Orchard, WA82,650+9.1%
51Ferndale, WA82,466+6.1%
52Snohomish, WA81,731+5.7%
53Des Moines, WA81,362+11.3%
54Federal Way, WA80,360+10.1%
55Lacey, WA79,874+6.4%
56SeaTac, WA79,433+8%
57Tacoma, WA79,085+13%
58East Wenatchee, WA78,312+15.6%
59Everett, WA77,806+9%
60Tukwila, WA76,331+6.5%
61Pasco, WA75,316+6.9%
62Olympia, WA73,851+8.6%
63Vancouver, WA73,626+9.1%
64Sedro-Woolley, WA72,281+8.6%
65Lynnwood, WA72,241+6.9%
66Kennewick, WA70,429+10%
67Mount Vernon, WA69,227+10.4%
68Burlington, WA68,737+17.8%
69Bremerton, WA68,556+11%
70Oak Harbor, WA68,039+11.1%
71Spokane Valley, WA66,483+10.7%
72Moses Lake, WA66,218+3.7%
73Wenatchee, WA66,143+9.7%
74Lakewood, WA65,531+8.3%
75Bellingham, WA64,026+8.2%
76Spokane, WA63,316+11.1%
77Grandview, WA61,635+17.4%
78Port Angeles, WA60,212+12.1%
79Kelso, WA59,405+16%
80Port Townsend, WA59,193+7.8%
81Walla Walla, WA58,179+4.5%
82Longview, WA57,920+9.2%
83Shelton, WA57,907+20.6%
84Airway Heights, WA57,857+3.4%
85Yakima, WA55,734+10%
86Ellensburg, WA53,730+13.3%
87Centralia, WA50,422+15%
88Aberdeen, WA50,008+14.1%
89Sunnyside, WA49,134+12.3%
90Cheney, WA45,419+7.4%
91Pullman, WA41,479+29.7%

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Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by median household income, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/washington-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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