District of Columbia Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Office Clerks, General	$55,040	5,670	View salary detail
Baristas	$37,430	5,500	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$37,430	5,500	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$104,900	5,170	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$60,310	4,860	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$88,650	4,720	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$88,650	4,720	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$38,500	4,660	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$90,850	4,560	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$111,030	4,380	View salary detail
Coroners	$111,030	4,380	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$111,030	4,380	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$111,030	4,380	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$111,030	4,380	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$111,030	4,380	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$111,030	4,380	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$39,080	4,130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$79,200	4,080	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$39,600	3,970	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$42,260	3,800	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$96,580	3,750	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$105,780	3,670	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$38,670	3,580	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$151,920	3,560	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$47,700	3,490	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$177,170	3,470	View salary detail
Editors	$83,920	3,310	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$39,640	3,150	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$80,950	3,140	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$76,770	3,120	View salary detail
Political Scientists	$152,530	3,070	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$167,590	3,000	View salary detail
Concierges	$38,230	3,000	View salary detail
Economists	$167,590	3,000	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$160,760	2,980	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$160,760	2,980	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$160,760	2,980	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$57,170	2,830	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$82,750	2,800	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$44,670	2,760	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$126,490	2,680	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$126,490	2,680	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.