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
Dishwashers	$37,010	11,690	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$36,930	3,110	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$36,730	5,560	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$36,610	66,920	View salary detail
Shampooers	$36,410	580	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$36,400	590	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$36,360	9,270	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,300	3,500	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$36,200	720	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$36,170	270	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$36,080	2,330	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$35,800	10,580	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$35,690	1,660	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$35,670	550	View salary detail
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	$35,590	50	View salary detail
Cashiers	$35,470	50,600	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$35,380	80	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$35,300	1,240	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$35,100	—	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$34,780	700	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$34,710	4,600	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$34,600	60,560	View salary detail
Baristas	$34,600	60,560	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$34,050	390	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$31,880	380	View salary detail
Gambling Dealers	$31,200	—	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.