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Rent Affordability for A Lawyer in Washington

A typical lawyer in Washington earns about $197,646 a year, which supports approximately $4,941 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Washington city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 115 of 115 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 0 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Longview, WA$1,297/mo7.9%very comfortable
Yakima, WA$1,330/mo8.1%very comfortable
Cheney, WA$1,343/mo8.2%very comfortable
Clarkston, WA$1,350/mo8.2%very comfortable
Aberdeen, WA$1,370/mo8.3%very comfortable
Centralia, WA$1,433/mo8.7%very comfortable
Pullman, WA$1,454/mo8.8%very comfortable
Moses Lake, WA$1,451/mo8.8%very comfortable
Ocean Shores, WA$1,453/mo8.8%very comfortable
Kelso, WA$1,469/mo8.9%very comfortable
Spokane, WA$1,483/mo9%very comfortable
Ellensburg, WA$1,487/mo9%very comfortable
Chehalis, WA$1,476/mo9%very comfortable
Spokane Valley, WA$1,525/mo9.3%very comfortable
Walla Walla, WA$1,556/mo9.4%very comfortable
Kennewick, WA$1,654/mo10%very comfortable
Selah, WA$1,652/mo10%very comfortable
Wenatchee, WA$1,679/mo10.2%very comfortable
Richland, WA$1,697/mo10.3%very comfortable
Airway Heights, WA$1,698/mo10.3%very comfortable
Pasco, WA$1,707/mo10.4%very comfortable
Leavenworth, WA$1,719/mo10.4%very comfortable
Lakewood, WA$1,734/mo10.5%very comfortable
Burien, WA$1,748/mo10.6%very comfortable
Colbert, WA$1,740/mo10.6%very comfortable
Parkland, WA$1,759/mo10.7%very comfortable
Tacoma, WA$1,773/mo10.8%very comfortable
Vancouver, WA$1,803/mo10.9%very comfortable
Liberty Lake, WA$1,795/mo10.9%very comfortable
Grandview, WA$1,800/mo10.9%very comfortable
Fife, WA$1,794/mo10.9%very comfortable
Shelton, WA$1,803/mo10.9%very comfortable
Steilacoom, WA$1,805/mo11%very comfortable
Bremerton, WA$1,879/mo11.4%very comfortable
Bellingham, WA$1,908/mo11.6%very comfortable
University Place, WA$1,916/mo11.6%very comfortable
Everett, WA$1,919/mo11.7%very comfortable
Washougal, WA$1,930/mo11.7%very comfortable
Pacific, WA$1,926/mo11.7%very comfortable
Federal Way, WA$1,944/mo11.8%very comfortable
Seatac, WA$1,947/mo11.8%very comfortable
Kent, WA$1,958/mo11.9%very comfortable
Oak Harbor, WA$1,967/mo11.9%very comfortable
Sedro-Woolley, WA$1,959/mo11.9%very comfortable
Shoreline, WA$1,971/mo12%very comfortable
Olympia, WA$1,969/mo12%very comfortable
Lynden, WA$1,971/mo12%very comfortable
La Center, WA$1,970/mo12%very comfortable
Tukwila, WA$1,990/mo12.1%very comfortable
Port Angeles, WA$1,988/mo12.1%very comfortable
Port Orchard, WA$2,006/mo12.2%very comfortable
Midland, WA$2,016/mo12.2%very comfortable
Riverton-Boulevard Park, WA$2,002/mo12.2%very comfortable
Auburn, WA$2,032/mo12.3%very comfortable
West Richland, WA$2,026/mo12.3%very comfortable
Clover Creek, WA$2,028/mo12.3%very comfortable
Des Moines, WA$2,055/mo12.5%very comfortable
Tumwater, WA$2,051/mo12.5%very comfortable
Enumclaw, WA$2,060/mo12.5%very comfortable
Burlington, WA$2,059/mo12.5%very comfortable
Lacey, WA$2,075/mo12.6%very comfortable
Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA$2,068/mo12.6%very comfortable
Silverdale, WA$2,093/mo12.7%very comfortable
Mountlake Terrace, WA$2,112/mo12.8%very comfortable
Ferndale, WA$2,110/mo12.8%very comfortable
Lynnwood, WA$2,122/mo12.9%very comfortable
Arlington, WA$2,123/mo12.9%very comfortable
Stanwood, WA$2,133/mo13%very comfortable
Battle Ground, WA$2,163/mo13.1%very comfortable
Milton, WA$2,152/mo13.1%very comfortable
East Wenatchee, WA$2,179/mo13.2%very comfortable
Edgewood, WA$2,169/mo13.2%very comfortable
Puyallup, WA$2,199/mo13.4%very comfortable
Seattle, WA$2,227/mo13.5%very comfortable
Camas, WA$2,221/mo13.5%very comfortable
Sumner, WA$2,219/mo13.5%very comfortable
Renton, WA$2,252/mo13.7%very comfortable
Edmonds, WA$2,278/mo13.8%very comfortable
Frederickson, WA$2,270/mo13.8%very comfortable
Mukilteo, WA$2,355/mo14.3%very comfortable
Ridgefield, WA$2,372/mo14.4%very comfortable
Yelm, WA$2,364/mo14.4%very comfortable
Mill Creek, WA$2,391/mo14.5%very comfortable
Monroe, WA$2,382/mo14.5%very comfortable
Mount Vernon, WA$2,402/mo14.6%very comfortable
Poulsbo, WA$2,420/mo14.7%very comfortable
Blaine, WA$2,443/mo14.8%very comfortable
Newcastle, WA$2,461/mo14.9%very comfortable
Covington, WA$2,491/mo15.1%very comfortable
Marysville, WA$2,499/mo15.2%very comfortable
Bothell, WA$2,523/mo15.3%very comfortable
Graham, WA$2,523/mo15.3%very comfortable
Anacortes, WA$2,550/mo15.5%very comfortable
Woodinville, WA$2,560/mo15.5%very comfortable
Redmond, WA$2,577/mo15.6%very comfortable
Kirkland, WA$2,619/mo15.9%very comfortable
Kenmore, WA$2,623/mo15.9%very comfortable
Bonney Lake, WA$2,627/mo15.9%very comfortable
Dupont, WA$2,627/mo15.9%very comfortable
Gig Harbor, WA$2,632/mo16%very comfortable
Snohomish, WA$2,646/mo16.1%very comfortable
Kingston, WA$2,667/mo16.2%very comfortable
Lake Forest Park, WA$2,710/mo16.5%very comfortable
Spanaway, WA$2,733/mo16.6%very comfortable
Bellevue, WA$2,759/mo16.8%very comfortable
Mercer Island, WA$2,796/mo17%very comfortable
Camano Island, WA$2,866/mo17.4%very comfortable
Issaquah, WA$2,929/mo17.8%very comfortable
North Bend, WA$2,958/mo18%very comfortable
Lake Stevens, WA$2,982/mo18.1%very comfortable
Maple Valley, WA$2,985/mo18.1%very comfortable
Bainbridge Island, WA$2,989/mo18.1%very comfortable
Fircrest, WA$2,998/mo18.2%very comfortable
Snoqualmie, WA$3,312/mo20.1%affordable
Sammamish, WA$3,350/mo20.3%affordable
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Washington. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).