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
Construction Managers	$129,650	6,630	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$37,710	6,590	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$75,550	6,490	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$61,660	6,450	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$169,690	6,430	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$48,010	6,410	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$49,710	6,400	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$177,960	6,280	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$64,250	6,250	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$138,250	6,220	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$138,250	6,220	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$107,110	5,980	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$166,230	5,970	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$166,230	5,970	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$166,230	5,970	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$57,160	5,910	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$169,060	5,890	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$169,060	5,890	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$169,060	5,890	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$120,580	5,820	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$120,580	5,820	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$120,580	5,820	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$37,540	5,760	View salary detail
Bakers	$38,650	5,740	View salary detail
Geneticists	$114,920	5,720	View salary detail
Biologists	$114,920	5,720	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$114,920	5,720	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$114,920	5,720	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$114,920	5,720	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$44,880	5,670	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$36,730	5,560	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$185,220	5,500	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$185,220	5,500	View salary detail
Editors	$84,800	5,470	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$126,990	5,390	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$126,990	5,390	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$126,990	5,390	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$150,540	5,260	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$105,220	5,190	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$50,840	5,140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$101,410	5,140	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$75,450	5,140	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$92,400	5,100	View salary detail
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$209,750	5,100	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$125,960	5,050	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$97,800	5,000	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$45,640	4,960	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$156,750	4,830	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$156,750	4,830	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$156,750	4,830	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.