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
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$55,770	1,650	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$55,770	1,650	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$55,770	1,650	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$55,530	3,630	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$55,530	3,630	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$55,530	3,630	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$55,530	3,630	View salary detail
Millwrights	$55,430	—	View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$55,360	120	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$55,320	660	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$55,290	70	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$55,000	230	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$54,890	750	View salary detail
Floor Sanders and Finishers	$54,580	—	View salary detail
Photographers	$54,530	1,060	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$54,390	—	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$53,660	37,010	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$53,420	1,030	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$53,310	3,010	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$53,290	60	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$53,210	2,040	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$52,820	210	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$52,280	190	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$52,170	120	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$52,110	120	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$52,000	2,840	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$52,000	2,840	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$51,970	610	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$51,880	39,410	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$51,880	160	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$51,880	180	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$51,700	670	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$51,560	50	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,360	90	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$51,280	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$50,840	5,140	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$50,840	1,450	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$50,810	300	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$50,680	4,350	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$50,650	660	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$50,600	1,070	View salary detail
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	$50,580	—	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$50,560	4,380	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$50,530	20,360	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$50,460	650	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$50,140	270	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$50,100	290	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$49,970	250	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$49,920	150	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,820	220	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.