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Cities in Washington by median household income

Sammamish, WA had the highest median household income of 91 cities in 2023, at $227,273. Pullman, WA had the lowest, at $45,097. The median was $90,416 and the figure for Washington was $94,952. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest227,273Sammamish, WA
Lowest45,097Pullman, WA
Median90,41691 cities
Washington94,952History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Sammamish, WA: 227,273 USDSammamish, WA227,273Mercer Island, WA: 202,359 USDMercer Island, WA202,359Snoqualmie, WA: 197,531 USDSnoqualmie, WA197,531Newcastle, WA: 162,646 USDNewcastle, WA162,646Redmond, WA: 162,099 USDRedmond, WA162,099Bellevue, WA: 161,300 USDBellevue, WA161,300Bainbridge Island, WA: 159,882 USDBainbridge Island, WA159,882Lake Forest Park, WA: 158,868 USDLake Forest Park, WA158,868Woodinville, WA: 158,723 USDWoodinville, WA158,723Issaquah, WA: 153,786 USDIssaquah, WA153,786Maple Valley, WA: 147,546 USDMaple Valley, WA147,546Kirkland, WA: 143,533 USDKirkland, WA143,533Camas, WA: 140,053 USDCamas, WA140,053Kenmore, WA: 137,926 USDKenmore, WA137,926Bothell, WA: 132,232 USDBothell, WA132,232Bonney Lake, WA: 131,524 USDBonney Lake, WA131,524Covington, WA: 126,730 USDCovington, WA126,730Mukilteo, WA: 122,612 USDMukilteo, WA122,612Seattle, WA: 121,984 USDSeattle, WA121,984Mill Creek, WA: 121,578 USDMill Creek, WA121,578Lake Stevens, WA: 118,290 USDLake Stevens, WA118,290West Richland, WA: 118,056 USDWest Richland, WA118,056Ridgefield, WA: 117,550 USDRidgefield, WA117,550Enumclaw, WA: 116,563 USDEnumclaw, WA116,563Edmonds, WA: 116,095 USDEdmonds, WA116,095Edgewood, WA: 114,342 USDEdgewood, WA114,342Shoreline, WA: 113,336 USDShoreline, WA113,336Monroe, WA: 107,556 USDMonroe, WA107,556Gig Harbor, WA: 106,042 USDGig Harbor, WA106,042Liberty Lake, WA: 105,599 USDLiberty Lake, WA105,599Mountlake Terrace, WA: 101,404 USDMountlake Terrace, WA101,404Washougal, WA: 100,916 USDWashougal, WA100,916Marysville, WA: 100,362 USDMarysville, WA100,362Battle Ground, WA: 100,185 USDBattle Ground, WA100,185Sumner, WA: 98,376 USDSumner, WA98,376Renton, WA: 96,626 USDRenton, WA96,626Poulsbo, WA: 95,774 USDPoulsbo, WA95,774Puyallup, WA: 95,639 USDPuyallup, WA95,639Auburn, WA: 95,367 USDAuburn, WA95,367University Place, WA: 94,952 USDUniversity Place, WA94,952Sammamish, WA: 227,273 USDSammamish, WA227,273Mercer Island, WA: 202,359 USDMercer Island, WA202,359Snoqualmie, WA: 197,531 USDSnoqualmie, WA197,531Newcastle, WA: 162,646 USDNewcastle, WA162,646Redmond, WA: 162,099 USDRedmond, WA162,099Bellevue, WA: 161,300 USDBellevue, WA161,300Bainbridge Island, WA: 159,882 USDBainbridge Island, WA159,882Lake Forest Park, WA: 158,868 USDLake Forest Park, WA158,868Woodinville, WA: 158,723 USDWoodinville, WA158,723Issaquah, WA: 153,786 USDIssaquah, WA153,786Maple Valley, WA: 147,546 USDMaple Valley, WA147,546Kirkland, WA: 143,533 USDKirkland, WA143,533Camas, WA: 140,053 USDCamas, WA140,053Kenmore, WA: 137,926 USDKenmore, WA137,926Bothell, WA: 132,232 USDBothell, WA132,232Bonney Lake, WA: 131,524 USDBonney Lake, WA131,524Covington, WA: 126,730 USDCovington, WA126,730Mukilteo, WA: 122,612 USDMukilteo, WA122,612Seattle, WA: 121,984 USDSeattle, WA121,984Mill Creek, WA: 121,578 USDMill Creek, WA121,578Lake Stevens, WA: 118,290 USDLake Stevens, WA118,290West Richland, WA: 118,056 USDWest Richland, WA118,056Ridgefield, WA: 117,550 USDRidgefield, WA117,550Enumclaw, WA: 116,563 USDEnumclaw, WA116,563Edmonds, WA: 116,095 USDEdmonds, WA116,095Edgewood, WA: 114,342 USDEdgewood, WA114,342Shoreline, WA: 113,336 USDShoreline, WA113,336Monroe, WA: 107,556 USDMonroe, WA107,556Gig Harbor, WA: 106,042 USDGig Harbor, WA106,042Liberty Lake, WA: 105,599 USDLiberty Lake, WA105,599Mountlake Terrace, WA: 101,404 USDMountlake Terrace, WA101,404Washougal, WA: 100,916 USDWashougal, WA100,916Marysville, WA: 100,362 USDMarysville, WA100,362Battle Ground, WA: 100,185 USDBattle Ground, WA100,185Sumner, WA: 98,376 USDSumner, WA98,376Renton, WA: 96,626 USDRenton, WA96,626Poulsbo, WA: 95,774 USDPoulsbo, WA95,774Puyallup, WA: 95,639 USDPuyallup, WA95,639Auburn, WA: 95,367 USDAuburn, WA95,367University Place, WA: 94,952 USDUniversity Place, WA94,952
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Sammamish, WA227,273+5.7%
2Mercer Island, WA202,359+6%
3Snoqualmie, WA197,531+6%
4Newcastle, WA162,646+7.7%
5Redmond, WA162,099+4.4%
6Bellevue, WA161,300+7.9%
7Bainbridge Island, WA159,882+5.7%
8Lake Forest Park, WA158,868+4.5%
9Woodinville, WA158,723+11.4%
10Issaquah, WA153,786+7.5%
11Maple Valley, WA147,546+7.2%
12Kirkland, WA143,533+5.8%
13Camas, WA140,053+4.7%
14Kenmore, WA137,926+4.3%
15Bothell, WA132,232+3.4%
16Bonney Lake, WA131,524+6.5%
17Covington, WA126,730+3%
18Mukilteo, WA122,612-0.3%
19Seattle, WA121,984+5.1%
20Mill Creek, WA121,578+2.8%
21Lake Stevens, WA118,290+5.8%
22West Richland, WA118,056-0%
23Ridgefield, WA117,550+9.5%
24Enumclaw, WA116,563+5.2%
25Edmonds, WA116,095+5.5%
26Edgewood, WA114,342-0.9%
27Shoreline, WA113,336+6.7%
28Monroe, WA107,556+7.9%
29Gig Harbor, WA106,042+2.3%
30Liberty Lake, WA105,599+3.6%
31Mountlake Terrace, WA101,404+5.5%
32Washougal, WA100,916+3.7%
33Marysville, WA100,362+2.1%
34Battle Ground, WA100,185+6.2%
35Sumner, WA98,376+18.1%
36Renton, WA96,626+4.7%
37Poulsbo, WA95,774+7.1%
38Puyallup, WA95,639+5.6%
39Auburn, WA95,367+9.1%
40University Place, WA94,952+5.9%
41Lynden, WA94,869+10.1%
42Tumwater, WA93,635+11.2%
43Richland, WA92,550+3.7%
44Burien, WA90,597+7.1%
45Fife, WA90,515+7.1%
46Kent, WA90,416+4%
47Anacortes, WA89,788+3.3%
48Des Moines, WA89,787+10.4%
49Yelm, WA88,279-0.6%
50Lacey, WA87,277+9.3%
51Arlington, WA84,919-5.2%
52Snohomish, WA84,688+3.6%
53Tacoma, WA83,857+6%
54Ferndale, WA83,839+1.7%
55Federal Way, WA82,144+2.2%
56Everett, WA81,502+4.8%
57Port Orchard, WA81,472-1.4%
58Pasco, WA81,130+7.7%
59East Wenatchee, WA81,050+3.5%
60Tukwila, WA80,534+5.5%
61Vancouver, WA78,156+6.2%
62Olympia, WA76,930+4.2%
63SeaTac, WA76,517-3.7%
64Lynnwood, WA76,439+5.8%
65Bremerton, WA74,399+8.5%
66Burlington, WA74,028+7.7%
67Mount Vernon, WA73,277+5.9%
68Kennewick, WA72,867+3.5%
69Sedro-Woolley, WA72,140-0.2%
70Oak Harbor, WA72,041+5.9%
71Moses Lake, WA71,854+8.5%
72Spokane Valley, WA70,722+6.4%
73Lakewood, WA70,524+7.6%
74Wenatchee, WA70,000+5.8%
75Bellingham, WA65,821+2.8%
76Spokane, WA65,745+3.8%
77Walla Walla, WA65,493+12.6%
78Airway Heights, WA64,659+11.8%
79Port Angeles, WA61,640+2.4%
80Longview, WA60,844+5%
81Shelton, WA60,589+4.6%
82Port Townsend, WA60,015+1.4%
83Grandview, WA59,875-2.9%
84Kelso, WA59,462+0.1%
85Yakima, WA59,228+6.3%
86Sunnyside, WA53,350+8.6%
87Centralia, WA52,387+3.9%
88Aberdeen, WA52,181+4.3%
89Ellensburg, WA49,888-7.2%
90Cheney, WA47,039+3.6%
91Pullman, WA45,097+8.7%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/washington-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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