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
Physical Scientists, All Other	$156,730	790	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$156,730	1,540	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$156,590	17,200	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$156,590	17,200	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$156,590	17,200	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$156,590	17,200	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$156,590	17,200	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$156,590	17,200	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$156,590	17,200	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$156,590	17,200	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$156,590	17,200	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$156,590	17,200	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$155,140	2,010	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$153,400	850	View salary detail
Political Scientists	$152,530	3,070	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$151,990	490	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$151,990	490	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$151,990	490	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$150,010	790	View salary detail
Database Architects	$150,010	790	View salary detail
Chemists	$149,860	280	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$144,190	330	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$143,040	80	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$143,000	330	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$141,800	1,930	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$141,720	800	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$141,710	210	View salary detail
Statisticians	$140,670	550	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$140,670	740	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$140,670	550	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$137,670	1,490	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$137,670	1,490	View salary detail
Materials Scientists	$137,600	—	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$137,470	1,930	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$137,220	320	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$137,000	120	View salary detail
Software Developers	$136,880	6,120	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$135,880	680	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$135,140	470	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$135,140	470	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$135,090	1,510	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.