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
Facilities Managers	$109,860	4,190	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$109,170	1,920	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$109,110	810	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$108,750	3,730	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$108,460	2,060	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$108,460	2,060	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$108,450	270	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$108,330	10,930	View salary detail
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$108,220	130	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$108,160	2,710	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$108,160	2,710	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$108,160	2,710	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$108,160	2,710	View salary detail
Midwives	$107,650	1,030	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$107,650	1,030	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$107,110	5,980	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$106,550	1,590	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$106,230	4,330	View salary detail
Art Directors	$105,990	820	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,960	140	View salary detail
Gambling Managers	$105,500	90	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$105,290	1,550	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$105,220	5,190	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$105,210	790	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$105,160	170	View salary detail
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,810	200	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$104,770	76,600	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$104,770	76,600	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$104,770	76,600	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$104,770	76,600	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$104,770	1,250	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$104,770	76,600	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$104,330	270	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$104,330	8,020	View salary detail
Logisticians	$104,330	8,020	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$104,330	8,020	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$104,000	380	View salary detail
Sociologists	$103,840	60	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$103,660	490	View salary detail
Rail Car Repairers	$103,540	250	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$102,980	4,540	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$102,960	2,640	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$102,960	2,640	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$102,710	46,830	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$102,710	46,830	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$102,710	46,830	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$102,710	46,830	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$102,710	46,830	View salary detail
Audiologists	$102,500	150	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,310	1,480	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.