Washington, DC Careers and Salaries

826 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Washington, DC for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$81,320	960	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,520	960	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$42,950	950	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$47,540	950	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,940	940	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$46,350	930	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$47,580	920	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$46,840	920	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$48,050	920	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$39,750	920	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$93,220	910	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$57,660	910	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$90,990	900	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$79,880	890	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$79,880	890	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$157,560	890	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$62,940	880	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$60,810	880	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,820	880	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$59,960	880	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$89,350	850	View salary detail
Surveyors	$74,920	850	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$74,920	850	View salary detail
Clergy	$61,170	850	View salary detail
Paramedics	$75,190	840	View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers	$180,360	840	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$73,610	840	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$60,650	840	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$79,330	830	View salary detail
Art Directors	$105,990	820	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$81,690	810	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$109,110	810	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$120,580	810	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,350	790	View salary detail
Passenger Attendants	$49,190	790	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$62,300	790	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,880	790	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$105,210	790	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$39,900	780	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$129,730	770	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$129,730	770	View salary detail
Optometrists	$154,690	770	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$57,950	770	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$60,290	770	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$129,730	770	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,740	750	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$54,890	750	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$86,660	740	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$37,060	740	View salary detail
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$134,090	740	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.