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
Accountants and Auditors	$102,140	41,470	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$102,080	3,020	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$101,990	1,850	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$101,780	8,470	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$101,780	8,470	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$101,780	8,470	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$101,770	120	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,700	360	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$101,680	22,810	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$101,670	1,550	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$101,410	5,140	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$101,240	2,920	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$101,020	2,390	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,980	710	View salary detail
Acupuncturists	$100,920	160	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$100,830	24,450	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,560	110	View salary detail
Genetic Counselors	$100,380	80	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$100,270	4,230	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$100,270	4,230	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$100,270	4,230	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$100,270	4,230	View salary detail
Coroners	$100,200	13,820	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$100,200	13,820	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$100,200	13,820	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$100,200	13,820	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$100,200	13,820	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$100,200	13,820	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$100,200	13,820	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$99,960	3,140	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$99,910	2,370	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$99,880	180	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,720	90	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$99,610	50	View salary detail
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,560	120	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$99,540	1,660	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$99,540	1,660	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$99,540	1,660	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$99,510	470	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$99,420	120	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$99,360	490	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$99,360	490	View salary detail
Range Managers	$99,360	490	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$99,240	3,020	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$98,850	270	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,170	310	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,940	940	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$97,920	3,730	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$97,800	5,000	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$97,800	530	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.