DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC) / SALARY

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax)
$97,117 USD £76,277 GBP		$102,000 USD £80,113 GBP		Gross income Net (after tax)

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Average Salary / District Of Columbia (DC)

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Average salary in District Of Columbia (DC) is $97,117 USD per year. The most typical earning is $102,000 USD. All data are based on 749 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $109,900 USD. Women receive a salary of $86,300 USD.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians V with average income $137,900 USD and Law with income $125,300 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $125,800 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $107,800 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of $124,900 USD. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive $124,800 USD.

Levels / District Of Columbia (DC) (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	0	n/a
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	1	100% 0.13%
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	5	99.87% 0.67%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	7	99.2% 0.93%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	20	98.26% 2.67%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	12	95.59% 1.6%
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	28	93.99% 3.74%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	25	90.25% 3.34%
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	45	86.92% 6.01%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	29	80.91% 3.87%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	41	77.04% 5.47%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	33	71.56% 4.41%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	32	67.16% 4.27%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	27	62.88% 3.6%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	41	59.28% 5.47%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	35	53.81% 4.67%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	26	49.13% 3.47%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	25	45.66% 3.34%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	50	42.32% 6.68%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	22	35.65% 2.94%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	27	32.71% 3.6%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	19	29.11% 2.54%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	24	26.57% 3.2%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	18	23.36% 2.4%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	18	20.96% 2.4%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	16	18.56% 2.14%
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	14	16.42% 1.87%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	3	14.55% 0.4%
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	27	14.15% 3.6%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	11	10.55% 1.47%
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	13	9.08% 1.74%
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	13	7.34% 1.74%
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	4	5.61% 0.53%
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	13	5.07% 1.74%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	2	3.34% 0.27%
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	4	3.07% 0.53%
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	0	n/a
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	6	2.54% 0.8%
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	13	1.74% 1.74%

Gender / District Of Columbia (DC) (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	380	$109,900 USD
2	Women	282	$86,300 USD

Education / District Of Columbia (DC) (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	71	$125,800 USD
2	Masters Degree	271	$107,800 USD
3	Bachelors Degree	289	$89,300 USD
4	High School	24	$76,100 USD
5	Some College	89	$74,900 USD
6	Bellow H. School	5	$59,600 USD

Experience / District Of Columbia (DC) (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	91	$124,900 USD
2	20+ Years	171	$124,800 USD
3	12-16 Years	88	$107,900 USD
4	8-12 Years	107	$95,400 USD
5	4-8 Years	129	$77,700 USD
6	2-4 Years	85	$70,600 USD
7	0-1 Year	34	$56,600 USD
8	1-2 Years	44	$54,400 USD

Age / District Of Columbia (DC) (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	61-65	21	$133,200 USD
2	51-55	73	$132,400 USD
3	46-50	74	$123,700 USD
4	56-60	32	$115,600 USD
5	41-45	86	$109,000 USD
6	36-40	86	$107,100 USD
7	66-70	3	$99,300 USD
8	31-35	110	$89,600 USD
9	n/a	88	$76,300 USD
10	26-30	117	$72,500 USD
11	21-25	51	$59,500 USD
12	14-20	7	$58,900 USD
13	71-75	1	$35,000 USD

Work Type / District Of Columbia (DC) (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	27	$117,900 USD
2	Permanent	635	$98,400 USD
3	Contract	59	$96,100 USD
4	Part Time	28	$51,300 USD

Cities / District Of Columbia (DC) (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Washington DC	749	$97,100 USD

Career Groups / District Of Columbia (DC) (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Engineers & Technicians V	14	$137,900 USD
2	Law	19	$125,300 USD
3	Health Care & Medical II	11	$117,800 USD
4	Management & Business	142	$114,700 USD
5	Finance & Banking	44	$109,600 USD
6	Aviation & Shipping	5	$107,000 USD
7	Properties & Real Estates	1	$105,000 USD
8	IT & Programming	55	$104,700 USD
9	IT & Programming II	37	$100,600 USD
10	Military	17	$99,200 USD
11	Accounting & Administration	61	$97,100 USD
12	Engineers & Technicians	30	$97,100 USD
13	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	24	$96,200 USD
14	Construction & Labor Workers	11	$93,300 USD
15	Health Care & Medical	21	$92,500 USD
16	Engineers & Technicians III	1	$90,000 USD
17	Hotels & Tourism	9	$89,700 USD
18	Public Sector	65	$89,000 USD
19	Human Resources	43	$87,900 USD
20	Security & Fireguard	10	$86,200 USD
21	Agriculture & Fishing	1	$83,400 USD
22	Media	16	$79,900 USD
23	Sports & Recreation	1	$79,000 USD
24	Architect Constructions	13	$78,500 USD
25	Insurance	4	$76,500 USD
26	Education & University	23	$74,200 USD
27	Engineers & Technicians IV	3	$73,800 USD
28	Salesmen & Saleswomen	13	$70,600 USD
29	Logistics, Road, Railway	7	$69,300 USD
30	Arts, Culture, Performance	3	$66,000 USD
31	Making Design	3	$65,500 USD
32	Automobile	4	$65,300 USD
33	Organization & Coordination	21	$58,000 USD
34	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	3	$56,000 USD
35	Customer Services	10	$50,100 USD
36	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	3	$34,700 USD
37	Fashion	1	$31,000 USD

Careers / District Of Columbia (DC) (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Investment Manager	3	$171,700 USD
2	General Manager	10	$166,500 USD
3	Director	16	$159,100 USD
4	Lawyer	8	$143,500 USD
5	CEO	4	$141,300 USD
6	Other Engineer Career	13	$137,000 USD
7	Business Manager	9	$136,900 USD
8	IT Manager	10	$136,400 USD
9	Other Finance Career	3	$129,300 USD
10	Other Military Career	4	$128,400 USD
11	Healthcare Management	4	$127,500 USD
12	Construction Project Manager	6	$123,200 USD
13	CPA - Certified Public Accountant	7	$122,700 USD
14	Other Management Career	18	$120,600 USD
15	Other Administration Career	6	$119,900 USD
16	Software Engineer	6	$119,500 USD
17	IT Project Manager	11	$118,600 USD
18	Program Manager	12	$116,800 USD
19	Electrical Engineer	4	$116,000 USD
20	Economist	7	$114,100 USD
21	University Professor	3	$114,000 USD
22	Hotel Manager	6	$106,800 USD
23	Human Resources Manager	16	$106,300 USD
24	Other Security Career	5	$103,400 USD
25	Financial Analyst	16	$101,000 USD
26	Market Research	3	$101,000 USD
27	Military Officer	4	$99,300 USD
28	Journalist	3	$99,300 USD
29	Software Developer	14	$98,100 USD
30	Project Manager	24	$97,900 USD
31	Other IT Career	6	$96,200 USD
32	Manager	25	$95,400 USD
33	Contract Administrator	4	$95,100 USD
34	IT Coordinator	6	$93,800 USD
35	Other Sales Career	4	$92,800 USD
36	System Analyst	4	$91,100 USD
37	Public Administration	13	$90,300 USD
38	Other Public Sector Career	44	$88,300 USD
39	Windows System Administrator	5	$86,500 USD
40	Finance Manager	5	$86,000 USD
41	Accountant	10	$83,500 USD
42	Other Human Resource Career	10	$82,700 USD
43	Human Resource	11	$82,600 USD
44	Other Medical Career	4	$82,300 USD
45	Engineer	12	$79,700 USD
46	System Administrator	4	$79,500 USD
47	Architect	10	$78,800 USD
48	Product Manager	5	$78,600 USD
49	Technician	3	$71,700 USD
50	Data Coordinator	5	$70,000 USD
51	Non-Profit Organization	6	$68,100 USD
52	Editor	6	$67,200 USD
53	University Professor Assistant	4	$64,500 USD
54	Salesmen or Saleswomen	4	$60,500 USD
55	Paralegal	5	$55,800 USD
56	Administrative Assistant	4	$55,400 USD
57	Human Resource Coordinator	4	$52,500 USD
58	Medical Assistant	3	$36,700 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Sponsor Manager

Posted 22 August 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Customer relations, handling admin tasks and payment collection."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	$86,400 USD

Logistics Manager

Posted 16 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Shipping, warehousing, contracts, real estate leasing, procurement, corporate travel, human resource management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$107,000 USD

Recruitment Manager

Posted 14 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Talent acquisition."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	$130,000 USD

Accountant

Posted 11 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$130,000 USD

Military Officer

Posted 22 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Military officer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$150,000 USD

Program Officer

Posted 18 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"International Development, Grant Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$67,000 USD

Systems Engineer

Posted 28 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Mission planner."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$103,000 USD

Talent Development

Posted 27 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Learning and leadership development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	$269,900 USD

Legal Administrator

Posted 09 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage Legal Operations in Military Legal Offices. Office Management, Administration, Budget, Human Resources, Information Technology, Workforce Modeling, Knowledge Management, Personnel Security."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$150,000 USD

Deputy Director Of Human Resources

Posted 01 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Employee Evaluation, Applicant Assessment, Personnel Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$90,000 USD

Vice President

Posted 30 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$199,900 USD

Moving Coordinator

Posted 19 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Coordinate International Moving."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	$35,000 USD

Advisor

Posted 19 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Principal and founder."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$180,000 USD

Senior Chemical Engineer

Posted 18 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Customer trouble shooting, technical studies, chemistry recommendations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	$125,000 USD

Director

Posted 27 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"International/global."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$162,000 USD

Records And Information Management Specialist

Posted 16 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Process reports, develop information collection templates."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$115,000 USD

Integrated Logistics Manager

Posted 22 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Logistics, Configuration Management, Outfitting, Provisioning, Facilities, Maintenance Planning, Contract Management, Technical Documents, ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	$110,000 USD

Operations Supervisor

Posted 09 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"A/P, Payroll, Scheduling, Reservations, Sales, Customer Service."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Some College	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$36,000 USD

Cpa Partner

Posted 17 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"CPA CFP."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$300,000 USD

Architect Engineer

Posted 13 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Telecom."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	$220,000 USD

Clinical Assistant

Posted 13 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Patient care."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$50,000 USD

Outreach And Retention Coordinator

Posted 13 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Marketing, Data Research and Analysis, Communications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$60,700 USD

Business Management Senior

Posted 15 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Enterprise Risk Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$140,000 USD

Statistician

Posted 11 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Biostatistics and artificial intelligence."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	$110,000 USD

Account Exec

Posted 17 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Some College	16-20 Years	Expert	$250,000 USD

Pharmacy Technician Supervisor

Posted 28 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervise Pharmacy Technicians."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Some College	8-12 Years	Expert	$59,900 USD

Associate

Posted 27 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Logisitical tasks."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Basic	$50,000 USD

Us Senate

Posted 20 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Assist government departments and policy personnel."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	$55,000 USD

General Engineer

Posted 10 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Construction Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$134,000 USD

Executive Assistant

Posted 08 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Administrative."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$65,000 USD

Waitress

Posted 28 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Patience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Some College	1-2 Years	Advanced	$26,000 USD

Sector Specilist

Posted 27 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Economics, development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$140,000 USD

Energy Consultant

Posted 31 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Work on energy sector."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	$54,000 USD

Senior Development Specialist

Posted 17 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Management, Evaluation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	$80,500 USD

Consultant

Posted 16 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Stuff."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$88,000 USD

Mechanical & Structural Engineer

Posted 13 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Underwater systems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$148,500 USD

Research Analyst

Posted 13 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Desk research, social media monitoring, quantitative and qualitative research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$55,000 USD

Technical Trainer

Posted 12 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Technical Training, LMS, Onboarding, Web Based Training."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$84,000 USD

Chief Financial Officer

Posted 01 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial planning and analysis, management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$95,000 USD

Development Director

Posted 24 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Fundraising."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$80,000 USD

Game Coding

Posted 19 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Coding and Content Creating."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bellow H. School	0-1 Year	n/a	$75,000 USD

Administrative Assistant

Posted 11 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"MS Systems
Timberline
Sage
AHA CPR Certified
Oracle
Micros
People Soft
Quickbooks."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	$33,300 USD

Transportation Engineer

Posted 09 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"PE, PMP, project management, consultancy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$100,000 USD

Director Of Business Development

Posted 17 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Masters of Science."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$88,900 USD

Web Editor

Posted 16 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Editing, seo, wordpress."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$49,000 USD

Communications

Posted 08 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Implementation and oversight."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Doctorate Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$135,000 USD

It Program Manager

Posted 15 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage IT programs for the U. S Government."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	$180,000 USD

Senior Accountant

Posted 14 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial Reports, analysis, posting models, legal and policy analysis, audit prep and response, budget, general ledger, financial systems, reconciliations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Store Manager

Posted 23 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Word
excel
access 
publisher 
accounting 
bookkeeper 
costumer service."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	$92,000 USD

Cyber Software Engineer

Posted 14 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Java
C++
C#
Oracle
Sql."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$106,000 USD

ECONOMY / District Of Columbia (DC)

Economy in District of Columbia is growing with an increasing percentage of various business service jobs.

Many law firms, lobbying firms, non profit organizations, independent contractors, have headquarters in D.C.

Average salary in DC, is above U.S. average salary. For example the average teacher salary in DC is around $54,000.