Battelle Memorial Institute salaries in Kennewick, WA

Based on 172 certified H-1B filings by Battelle Memorial Institute in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$115,504
Middle 50%$100.3k–$127.7k
vs. all employers here+0%comparison median $114,958
Filings172FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,661 and $177,995.
PercentileSalary
10th$89,440
25th$100,311
50th (median)$115,504
75th$127,748
90th$149,501

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $83,000 (125 filings) FY2021: median $95,059 (94 filings) FY2022: median $96,497 (127 filings) FY2023: median $103,000 (133 filings) FY2024: median $104,345 (97 filings) FY2025: median $115,589 (108 filings) FY2026: median $114,798 (64 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 125 filings FY20 FY2021: 94 filings FY21 FY2022: 127 filings FY22 FY2023: 133 filings FY23 FY2024: 97 filings FY24 FY2025: 108 filings FY25 FY2026: 64 filings FY26 133
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$83,000$76,882$98,000125
FY2021$95,059$80,000$99,67894
FY2022$96,497$81,867$106,012127
FY2023$103,000$89,000$110,000133
FY2024$104,345$90,634$116,02197
FY2025$115,589$97,363$130,909108
FY2026$114,798$105,104$123,07364

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$115,50019
Materials Scientist$122,00019
Chemist$116,63317
Chemical Engineer$98,05614
Electrical Engineer$124,79314
Data Scientist$124,57910
Electrical Engineer (R&D)$135,32210
Physicist$113,73510
Mechanical Engineertoo few7
Mechanical Engineer (R&D)too few7
Environmental Engineertoo few6
Molecular and Cellular Biologisttoo few6
Environmental Scientisttoo few5
Civil Engineertoo few3
Biochemisttoo few3
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JobMedian hereFilings
Hydrologisttoo few3
Geographertoo few3
Research Scientist (Computer Science)too few2
Biomedical Engineertoo few2
Validation Engineertoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Kennewick, WA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $93,345 58
Mid-level · Level II $117,832 72
Senior · Level III $139,242 25
Expert · Level IV $161,575 17

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.