Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Washington, DC

826 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Washington, DC for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Radiologists	$443,020	—	View salary detail
Anesthesiologists	$397,210	200	View salary detail
Dermatologists	$329,990	—	View salary detail
Cardiologists	$253,610	—	View salary detail
Orthodontists	$248,110	—	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$246,990	550	View salary detail
Physicians, Pathologists	$237,190	90	View salary detail
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$226,640	—	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$225,140	1,470	View salary detail
Surgeons, All Other	$224,860	340	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$223,250	1,370	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$223,150	440	View salary detail
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$209,750	5,100	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$208,710	10,650	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$208,710	10,650	View salary detail
Urologists	$208,710	10,650	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$208,710	10,650	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$208,710	10,650	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$208,710	10,650	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$208,710	10,650	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$195,190	9,470	View salary detail
Lawyers	$195,190	46,840	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$195,190	20,800	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$185,270	26,430	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$185,270	26,430	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$185,270	26,430	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$185,220	5,500	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$185,220	5,500	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$184,540	3,040	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$181,260	8,900	View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers	$180,360	840	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$177,960	6,280	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$175,820	8,780	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$174,870	1,800	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$172,520	550	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$172,150	4,180	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$171,950	590	View salary detail
Physicists	$171,580	1,520	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$170,980	42,010	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$170,980	42,010	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$170,980	42,010	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$170,980	42,010	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$170,980	2,740	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$170,980	42,010	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$170,980	2,740	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$170,980	42,010	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$170,980	42,010	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$169,690	6,430	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$169,060	5,890	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$169,060	5,890	View salary detail

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.