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
Optometrists	$134,840	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$134,760	1,230	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$134,530	190	View salary detail
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$134,090	670	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$133,300	510	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$133,300	510	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$133,300	510	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$132,620	1,270	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$132,620	1,270	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$132,620	1,270	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$132,620	1,270	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$132,590	50	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$132,180	610	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$132,180	610	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$129,300	1,050	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$129,300	1,050	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$128,710	150	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$128,610	1,030	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$128,440	2,480	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$128,440	2,480	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,370	630	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$127,010	80	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$127,010	80	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$127,010	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$126,560	380	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$126,490	2,680	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$126,490	2,680	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$126,490	2,680	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$126,430	1,250	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$126,140	19,000	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$125,110	230	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$125,110	2,460	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$125,110	2,460	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$125,110	2,460	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$125,110	230	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$125,110	230	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$124,590	1,490	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$124,420	50	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$124,420	50	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$124,420	50	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$124,420	50	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$124,420	50	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$124,420	50	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$123,770	590	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$123,390	90	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$122,570	—	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$120,090	70	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$118,540	560	View salary detail
Historians	$118,290	250	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$117,810	440	View salary detail

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Washington, DC

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.