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

The 2020 and 2021 Kennewick Man and Woman of the Year were named Monday evening after the event was postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2020 and 2021 Kennewick Man and Woman of the Year were named Monday evening after the event was postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tri-City Herald file

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
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