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
Social Science Research Assistants	$65,330	1,560	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$156,730	1,540	View salary detail
Carpenters	$61,710	1,540	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$156,730	1,540	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$156,730	1,540	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$79,900	1,540	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$135,090	1,510	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$72,010	1,500	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$45,450	1,500	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$137,670	1,490	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$124,590	1,490	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$137,670	1,490	View salary detail
Firefighters	$75,870	1,480	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$39,210	1,480	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$58,470	1,470	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$47,950	1,460	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$167,520	1,460	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$86,520	1,420	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$86,520	1,420	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$55,920	1,380	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$55,920	1,380	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
Logistics Analysts	$104,770	1,350	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$47,340	1,350	View salary detail
Logisticians	$104,770	1,350	View salary detail
Nannies	$47,340	1,350	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$104,770	1,350	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$110,970	1,320	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$185,220	1,290	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$185,220	1,290	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$132,620	1,270	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$132,620	1,270	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$132,620	1,270	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$132,620	1,270	View salary detail
Bakers	$44,040	1,270	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$37,920	1,260	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$83,460	1,260	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$126,430	1,250	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$134,760	1,230	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$105,990	1,220	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$45,740	1,200	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$45,740	1,200	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$47,060	1,170	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$87,920	1,150	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$47,410	1,130	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,310	1,120	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$175,720	1,110	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$70,490	1,080	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$93,040	1,050	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.