What jobs pay in District of Columbia

$111,010avg. a year, all jobs
$53.37 an hour · 701,920 employed

Average and median pay for 83 jobs in District of Columbia, with pay by metro area. All figures are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Average annual pay, May 2025 (jobs on this site)

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Pay for 83 jobs in District of Columbia

Sorted by number of jobs. Jobs with too few workers or too little survey data in District of Columbia aren't listed.

JobAvg. payJobs
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$118,30037,790
General and Operations Managers$179,13036,150
Lawyers$242,80033,070
Management Analysts$130,35019,000
Managers, All Other$181,01018,570
Computer Occupations, All Other$151,31017,200
Public Relations Specialists$120,20016,720
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$40,64016,400
Security Guards$60,72015,880
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$42,54012,810
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$61,27011,800
Waiters and Waitresses$59,51011,530
Registered Nurses$106,98011,440
Accountants and Auditors$122,6809,810
Financial Managers$210,4208,930
Cooks, Restaurant$45,5707,720
Customer Service Representatives$53,8507,550
Public Relations Managers$217,0607,410
Human Resources Specialists$116,0206,910
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$95,4006,400
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$106,2706,340
Software Developers$144,4306,120
Cashiers$42,3706,060
Bartenders$59,2105,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers$200,7605,690
Office Clerks, General$57,7305,670
Fast Food and Counter Workers$39,8405,500
Project Management Specialists$119,5305,170
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$63,4204,860
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$92,3904,720
Retail Salespersons$42,3804,660
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$91,5904,560
Compliance Officers$113,4104,380
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$45,8504,130
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$86,8204,080
Food Preparation Workers$41,3503,970
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$47,6903,950
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$45,4003,800
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$93,9103,750
Financial and Investment Analysts$123,8903,670
Dishwashers$40,4503,580
Engineers, All Other$146,6003,560
Nursing Assistants$47,9303,490
Marketing Managers$194,0703,470
Editors$109,2903,310
Stockers and Order Fillers$42,8103,150
Computer User Support Specialists$85,6903,140
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$93,6903,120
Political Scientists$154,3003,070
Economists$175,1003,000
Concierges$42,2803,000
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$148,1102,980
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$57,7702,830
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$88,4602,800
Cooks, Fast Food$43,7102,760
Data Scientists$142,5802,680
Producers and Directors$115,0402,640
Computer Systems Analysts$128,2402,480
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$127,8302,480
Financial Specialists, All Other$130,8102,460
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$41,3402,450
Electricians$88,8602,440
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$79,5402,430
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$79,6402,360
Fundraisers$90,4002,350
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$68,1002,350
Medical Assistants$54,8902,260
Human Resources Managers$187,8302,250
Operations Research Analysts$115,1202,250
Construction Laborers$52,2202,090
Social and Human Service Assistants$60,7702,080
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$103,7602,040
Chefs and Head Cooks$79,6602,020
Medical and Health Services Managers$162,2102,010
Receptionists and Information Clerks$50,4502,000
Physicians, All Other$154,0401,960
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$93,5901,940
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$140,0301,930
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$52,7701,930
Training and Development Specialists$86,0301,900
Parking Attendants$38,0101,900
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$143,6401,880
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$122,6201,880
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.