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
Instructional Coordinators	$105,990	1,220	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$105,780	3,670	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$105,390	1,720	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$104,990	480	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$104,900	5,170	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$104,770	1,350	View salary detail
Logisticians	$104,770	1,350	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$104,770	1,350	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$104,270	2,640	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$104,270	2,640	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$104,270	2,640	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$104,270	2,640	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$103,880	1,650	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$103,880	1,650	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$103,880	1,650	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$103,860	70	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,370	100	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$103,340	760	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$103,330	680	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$103,300	160	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$103,300	160	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$103,300	160	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$103,300	160	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,160	70	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$102,770	660	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$102,740	16,720	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$102,540	11,440	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$102,540	11,440	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$102,540	11,440	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$102,540	11,440	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$102,540	11,440	View salary detail
Audiologists	$102,500	40	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$102,390	150	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,310	1,120	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$102,040	1,700	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,970	140	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$101,940	670	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,700	230	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$101,640	610	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$101,450	70	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,380	210	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,250	340	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$101,240	150	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$101,150	360	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$101,020	1,010	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$101,020	1,010	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$100,980	180	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$100,920	80	View salary detail
Genetic Counselors	$100,380	40	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$100,250	70	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.