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
Audio and Video Technicians	$74,380	2,210	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$73,610	840	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$73,600	1,630	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$73,560	250	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$73,490	2,400	View salary detail
Embalmers	$73,450	40	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$73,030	300	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$72,660	590	View salary detail
Desktop Publishers	$72,590	120	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$72,580	2,910	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$72,440	320	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$72,440	320	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$71,920	8,730	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$71,860	9,420	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$71,860	9,420	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$71,620	1,190	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$71,570	140	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$71,540	1,560	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$71,050	380	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$70,670	490	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$70,610	540	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$70,600	120	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$70,570	3,200	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$70,110	160	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$70,100	300	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$69,910	1,360	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$69,800	2,720	View salary detail
Riggers	$69,030	280	View salary detail
Machinists	$68,850	620	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$68,320	1,060	View salary detail
Firefighters	$66,980	7,610	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$66,930	100	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$66,860	550	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$66,790	1,610	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$66,640	130	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$66,570	590	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$66,130	2,150	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$65,370	110	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$65,370	110	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$65,330	2,170	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$65,260	4,030	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$65,220	4,070	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$65,220	1,540	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$64,630	1,130	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$64,600	1,510	View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$64,310	110	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$64,300	8,070	View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other	$64,260	30	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$64,250	6,250	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$63,970	30	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.