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
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$59,910	11,800	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$59,780	130	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$59,730	70	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$59,520	500	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$59,460	2,080	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$59,390	100	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$59,320	130	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$59,320	130	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$59,220	—	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$59,080	60	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$59,050	610	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$58,470	1,470	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$58,460	210	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$57,720	80	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$57,620	—	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$57,170	2,830	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$56,670	260	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$56,530	30	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$55,920	1,380	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$55,920	1,380	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$55,920	1,380	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$55,920	1,380	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$55,580	150	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$55,490	540	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$55,470	110	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$55,450	510	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$55,170	200	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$55,040	5,670	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$54,860	110	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$54,700	230	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$54,570	870	View salary detail
Bartenders	$53,920	5,760	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$53,760	480	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$53,290	60	View salary detail
Passenger Attendants	$52,730	710	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$51,980	180	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$51,730	340	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$51,050	2,260	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$50,790	—	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$50,440	40	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$50,020	2,090	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$49,790	750	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$49,730	640	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$49,680	—	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$49,660	680	View salary detail
Telephone Operators	$49,330	50	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$49,330	540	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$49,240	310	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$49,180	120	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$49,180	1,930	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.