Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in District of Columbia

576 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in District of Columbia for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Neurologists	$332,000	50	View salary detail
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$318,200	120	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$265,740	—	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$233,390	150	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$223,250	490	View salary detail
Anesthesiologists	$202,570	100	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$198,720	470	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$197,600	7,410	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$195,190	5,690	View salary detail
Lawyers	$195,190	33,070	View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers	$195,190	230	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$188,880	8,930	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$188,880	8,930	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$188,880	8,930	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$185,220	1,290	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$185,220	1,290	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$184,350	150	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$184,350	2,250	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$183,080	310	View salary detail
Radiologists	$182,450	80	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$181,060	300	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$177,170	3,470	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$175,720	18,570	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$175,720	18,570	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$175,720	18,570	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$175,720	18,570	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$175,720	18,570	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$175,720	18,570	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$175,720	18,570	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$175,720	1,110	View salary detail
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$172,330	490	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$168,000	36,150	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$167,640	50	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$167,590	3,000	View salary detail
Economists	$167,590	3,000	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$167,520	1,460	View salary detail
Actuaries	$166,230	160	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$163,360	210	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$161,860	220	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$160,990	130	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$160,760	2,980	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$160,760	2,980	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$160,760	2,980	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$157,600	290	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$157,040	400	View salary detail
Physicists	$157,040	480	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$157,040	400	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$156,730	790	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$156,730	1,540	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$156,730	1,540	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.