City comparison
Kennewick, WA vs Orlando, FL
What a paycheck is really worth in each city: prices, rent and state taxes.
Key findings
- Prices in Orlando, FL are 1.3% higher than in Kennewick, WA. Someone earning $100,000 in Kennewick, WA would need about $101,300 in Orlando, FL to live the same way.
- Rent is the bigger story: a typical 1-bedroom costs $1,731 a month in Orlando, FL versus $1,268 in Kennewick, WA. On $100,000, that's 26% of take-home pay in Orlando, FL and 19% in Kennewick, WA.
- Estimated state income tax on $100,000 is close: $0 a year in WA and $0 in FL.
- Both cities are in the same federal pay area (Rest of U.S.), so a GS-13 step 1 earns $106,437 in either. A transfer from Kennewick, WA to Orlando, FL changes real buying power by −1.3%, purely from prices.
- Kennewick, WA: price level 100.1 (about average)
- Orlando, FL: price level 101.4 (about average)
Map drawn from Census Bureau state boundaries and metro locations9,10; dot colours show BEA price levels2.
Side by side
| Kennewick, WA | Orlando, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Price level (U.S. = 100)2 | 100.1 | 101.4 |
| $100,000 is worth, in the other city2 | $101,338 in Orlando | $98,680 in Kennewick |
| Typical 1-bedroom rent3 | $1,268/mo | $1,731/mo |
| Take-home on $100,00014,15,8 | $79,180 | $79,180 |
| State income tax on $100,000 (estimate)8 | $0 (WA) | $0 (FL) |
| Rent burden on $100,000 | 19% | 26% |
| Median pay, all jobs4 | $57,290 | $46,630 |
| Federal locality pay area7 | Rest of U.S. | Rest of U.S. |
Rent areas: Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA and Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA. Metro areas: Kennewick-Richland, WA and Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
What costs more or less
| Price level (U.S. = 100) | Kennewick | Orlando |
|---|---|---|
| Housing (rent) | 94.8 | 123.4 |
| Goods | 105.0 | 96.2 |
| Utilities | 93.6 | 87.2 |
| Other services | 99.5 | 98.9 |
| Overall | 100.1 | 101.4 |
Moving with the same $100,000 salary
Kennewick, WA → Orlando, FL
Roughly even
Buying power −1.3%; rent takes 26% of take-home; state tax +$0/yr.
63 Fair offer
Orlando, FL → Kennewick, WA
Roughly even
Buying power +1.3%; rent takes 19% of take-home; state tax +$0/yr.
73 Strong offer
On the GS pay scale?
Both metros are in the Rest of U.S. locality pay area, so GS salaries are identical. The last column shows what a transfer from Kennewick, WA to Orlando, FL at the same grade and step does to real buying power.
| Grade5,2 | Kennewick, WA | Orlando, FL | Real change, Kennewick → Orlando |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-9 step 1 | $61,722 | $61,722 | −1.3% |
| GS-11 step 1 | $74,678 | $74,678 | −1.3% |
| GS-12 step 1 | $89,508 | $89,508 | −1.3% |
| GS-13 step 1 | $106,437 | $106,437 | −1.3% |
| GS-14 step 1 | $125,776 | $125,776 | −1.3% |
Pay for common jobs
| Median annual pay4 | Kennewick, WA | Orlando, FL | Orlando pay in Kennewick dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $100,380 | $60,190 | $59,395 (−40.8%) |
| Software Developers | $127,800 | $129,620 | $127,909 (+0.1%) |
| Accountants and Auditors | $93,280 | $78,630 | $77,592 (−16.8%) |
| Registered Nurses | $106,410 | $83,550 | $82,447 (−22.5%) |
"Not published" means BLS doesn't release an estimate for that job in that metro.