What is the average salary in Washington, DC?

$90,780a year

Average yearly pay across 710 jobs with official data in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $43.64
Jobs with data: 710
Workers counted: 3,083,370

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Radiologist	$443,000
Anesthesiologist	$397,200
Dermatologist	$330,000
Cardiologist	$253,600
Orthodontist	$248,100
Psychiatrist	$247,000
Emergency Medicine Physician	$239,200
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$239,200
Orthopedic Surgeon	$239,200
Physician	$237,200

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

General and Operations Manager	$156,500
Business Operations Specialist	$104,800
Software Developer	$154,900
Retail Salesperson	$36,610
Management Analyst	$126,800
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$34,600
Janitor and Cleaner	$37,840
Cashier	$35,470
Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$38,530
Lawyer	$195,200

Management

Administrative Services Manager$130,100
Advertising and Promotions Manager$143,000
Architectural and Engineering Manager$185,200
Compensation and Benefits Manager$172,000
Computer and Information Systems Manager$195,200
Construction Manager$129,700
Education Administrator$134,500
Education Administrator$125,500
Education Administrator$132,400
Education and Childcare Administrator$61,960
Emergency Management Director$163,200
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$94,220
Facilities Manager$109,900
Farmer$80,550
Financial Manager$185,300
Food Service Manager$79,290
Fundraising Manager$141,700
Funeral Home Manager$101,800
Gambling Manager$105,500
General and Operations Manager$156,500
Human Resources Manager$178,000
Industrial Production Manager$137,900
Lodging Manager$77,600
Manager$171,000
Marketing Manager$181,300
Medical and Health Services Manager$140,700
Natural Sciences Manager$169,100
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$97,240
Property$92,750
Public Relations Manager$195,200
Purchasing Manager$172,200
Sales Manager$175,800
Social and Community Service Manager$101,200
Training and Development Manager$143,600
Transportation$129,100

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$102,100
Agent and Business Managers of Artist$83,360
Budget Analyst$125,100
Business Operations Specialist$104,800
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$104,900
Claims Adjuster$84,590
Compensation$91,660
Compliance Officer$100,200
Cost Estimator$89,330
Credit Analyst$114,700
Credit Counselor$61,930
Financial and Investment Analyst$108,300
Financial Examiner$157,600
Financial Risk Specialist$126,500
Financial Specialist$120,600
Fundraiser$80,610
Human Resources Specialist$100,800
Insurance Underwriter$90,990
Labor Relations Specialist$105,200
Loan Officer$97,800
Logistician$104,300
Management Analyst$126,800
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$87,160
Meeting$75,450
Personal Financial Advisor$106,200
Project Management Specialist$127,000
Property Appraiser and Assessor$82,150
Tax Examiner and Collector$81,320
Tax Preparer$57,890
Training and Development Specialist$82,400

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$144,700
Computer and Information Research Scientist$161,100
Computer Network Architect$159,800
Computer Network Support Specialist$92,400
Computer Occupation$156,600
Computer Programmer$130,400
Computer Systems Analyst$127,000
Computer User Support Specialist$77,860
Data Scientist$132,200
Database Administrator$108,800
Database Architect$162,900
Information Security Analyst$149,000
Mathematician$164,500
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$125,400
Operations Research Analyst$127,600
Software Developer$154,900
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$126,400
Statistician$136,700
Web and Digital Interface Designer$97,000
Web Developer$134,400

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$166,400
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologist and Technician$85,320
Architect$102,100
Architectural and Civil Drafter$76,020
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$110,400
Calibration Technologist and Technician$71,570
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$86,660
Chemical Engineer$132,800
Civil Engineer$101,800
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$79,330
Computer Hardware Engineer$159,500
Drafter$59,300
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$84,090
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$81,230
Electrical Engineer$126,400
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$78,060
Electronics Engineer$140,000
Engineer$151,300
Engineering Technologist and Technician$99,540
Environmental Engineer$120,600
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$54,390
Health and Safety Engineer$125,800
Industrial Engineer$117,600
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$72,440
Landscape Architect$89,350
Marine Engineer and Naval Architect$159,700
Materials Engineer$140,600
Mechanical Drafter$76,600
Mechanical Engineer$127,000
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$77,480
Nuclear Engineer$180,400
Surveying and Mapping Technician$59,960
Surveyor$74,920

Life, physical, and social science

Agricultural Technician$58,730
Animal Scientist$82,810
Anthropologist and Archeologist$87,400
Astronomer$156,800
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$117,600
Biochemist and Biophysicist$103,700
Biological Scientist$114,900
Biological Technician$63,510
Chemical Technician$57,880
Chemist$144,700
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$101,700
Conservation Scientist$99,360
Economist$156,800
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$57,150
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$108,200
Epidemiologist$112,800
Food Scientist and Technologist$113,400
Forensic Science Technician$85,070
Forest and Conservation Technician$66,930
Forester$74,710
Geographer$118,300
Geoscientist$132,600
Historian$115,700
Hydrologist$152,700
Life$80,600
Life Scientist$126,100
Materials Scientist$127,500
Medical Scientist$107,100
Microbiologist$114,800
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$109,200
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$73,560
Physical Scientist$171,000
Physicist$171,600
Political Scientist$156,700
Psychologist$129,700
School Psychologist$106,600
Social Science Research Assistant$65,330
Social Scientist and Related Worker$138,300
Sociologist$103,800
Soil and Plant Scientist$95,870
Survey Researcher$97,780
Urban and Regional Planner$104,800
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$104,300

Community and social service

Child$75,550
Clergy$61,170
Community and Social Service Specialist$58,440
Community Health Worker$58,790
Counselor$70,610
Director$60,650
Educational$77,420
Health Education Specialist$124,600
Healthcare Social Worker$80,710
Marriage and Family Therapist$95,460
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$78,210
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$73,610
Rehabilitation Counselor$48,290
Religious Worker$41,410
Social and Human Service Assistant$48,370
Social Worker$93,220
Substance Abuse$65,270

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$62,940
Agricultural Sciences Teacher$129,900
Anthropology and Archeology Teacher$106,000
Architecture Teacher$100,600
Archivist$84,590
Area$101,700
Art$80,190
Atmospheric$108,200
Biological Science Teacher$82,520
Business Teacher$128,400
Career/Technical Education Teacher$60,290
Career/Technical Education Teacher$77,320
Career/Technical Education Teacher$81,120
Chemistry Teacher$98,170
Communications Teacher$83,810
Computer Science Teacher$97,940
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$74,440
Curator$87,400
Economics Teacher$155,100
Education Teacher$78,820
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$59,970
Elementary School Teacher$79,470
Engineering Teacher$126,200
English Language and Literature Teacher$82,080
Environmental Science Teacher$104,800
Farm and Home Management Educator$79,780
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$79,510
Geography Teacher$99,560
Health Specialties Teacher$135,700
History Teacher$96,840
Instructional Coordinator$105,200
Kindergarten Teacher$77,200
Law Teacher$134,100
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$95,480
Library Science Teacher$99,720
Library Technician$57,290
Mathematical Science Teacher$81,880
Middle School Teacher$77,350
Museum Technician and Conservator$79,230
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$94,740
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$79,310
Physics Teacher$95,430
Political Science Teacher$102,300
Postsecondary Teacher$99,240
Preschool Teacher$44,660
Psychology Teacher$101,000
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$82,780
Secondary School Teacher$80,300
Self-Enrichment Teacher$59,760
Social Sciences Teacher$78,060
Social Work Teacher$91,900
Sociology Teacher$97,580
Special Education Teacher$82,760
Special Education Teacher$79,880
Special Education Teacher$77,050
Special Education Teacher$85,000
Special Education Teacher$79,880
Substitute Teacher$46,470
Teacher and Instructor$97,920
Teaching Assistant$58,330
Teaching Assistant$46,200
Tutor$48,730

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Actor$48,050
Art Director$106,000
Artist and Related Worker$125,100
Audio and Video Technician$74,380
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$75,710
Broadcast Technician$75,010
Camera Operator$83,320
Coach and Scout$50,680
Commercial and Industrial Designer$85,660
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$51,880
Craft Artist$47,340
Designer$60,910
Disc Jockey$53,790
Editor$84,800
Fashion Designer$62,400
Film and Video Editor$91,750
Fine Artist$56,560
Floral Designer$44,400
Graphic Designer$85,420
Interior Designer$79,590
Interpreter and Translator$94,510
Lighting Technician$63,090
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$121,700
Media and Communication Worker$59,070
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$45,320
Music Director and Composer$78,760
Musician and Singer$133,600
News Analyst$101,000
Photographer$54,530
Producer and Director$100,300
Public Relations Specialist$101,700
Set and Exhibit Designer$82,960
Sound Engineering Technician$79,990
Special Effects Artist and Animator$92,760
Technical Writer$99,910
Umpire$40,300
Writer and Author$108,500

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Acupuncturist$100,900
Anesthesiologist$397,200
Athletic Trainer$75,390
Audiologist$102,500
Cardiologist$253,600
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$93,030
Chiropractor$97,800
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$70,300
Dental Hygienist$119,200
Dentist$184,500
Dentist$207,500
Dermatologist$330,000
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$105,300
Dietetic Technician$37,060
Dietitian and Nutritionist$81,750
Emergency Medical Technician$49,250
Emergency Medicine Physician$239,200
Exercise Physiologist$63,480
Family Medicine Physician$225,100
General Internal Medicine Physician$223,300
Genetic Counselor$100,400
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$66,570
Health Technologist and Technician$55,530
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$166,200
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$107,700
Hearing Aid Specialist$75,300
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$75,860
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$109,100
Medical Dosimetrist$156,300
Medical Records Specialist$58,810
Neurologist$161,600
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$109,900
Nurse Anesthetist$223,200
Nurse Midwive$149,200
Nurse Practitioner$134,800
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$239,200
Occupational Therapist$103,000
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$48,050
Ophthalmologist$226,600
Optician$59,520
Optometrist$154,700
Orthodontist$248,100
Orthopedic Surgeon$239,200
Orthotist and Prosthetist$82,830
Paramedic$75,190
Pediatrician$172,500
Pharmacist$150,500
Pharmacy Technician$46,660
Physical Therapist$103,000
Physician$237,200
Physician$208,700
Physician Assistant$148,200
Podiatrist$157,500
Psychiatric Technician$50,840
Psychiatrist$247,000
Radiation Therapist$108,500
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$97,390
Radiologist$443,000
Recreational Therapist$71,050
Registered Nurse$102,700
Respiratory Therapist$102,000
Speech-Language Pathologist$99,960
Surgeon$224,900
Surgical Assistant$60,410
Surgical Technologist$78,750
Therapist$76,630
Veterinarian$154,400
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$57,630

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$47,540
Healthcare Support Worker$55,770
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$38,530
Massage Therapist$65,220
Medical Assistant$46,640
Medical Equipment Preparer$50,600
Medical Transcriptionist$38,540
Nursing Assistant$45,730
Occupational Therapy Aide$45,840
Occupational Therapy Assistant$88,250
Orderly$39,160
Pharmacy Aide$40,160
Phlebotomist$49,030
Physical Therapist Aide$34,780
Physical Therapist Assistant$78,790
Psychiatric Aide$43,770
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$45,320

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$57,510
Bailiff$61,240
Correctional Officer and Jailer$70,570
Crossing Guard and Flagger$40,800
Detective and Criminal Investigator$156,800
Fire Inspector and Investigator$87,630
Firefighter$66,980
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$99,510
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$118,600
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$126,000
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$57,950
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$73,490
Fish and Game Warden$89,300
Gambling Surveillance Officer and Gambling Investigator$57,890
Lifeguard$34,710
Parking Enforcement Worker$60,640
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$84,000
Private Detective and Investigator$62,300
Protective Service Worker$58,780
School Bus Monitor$41,720
Security Guard$46,830
Transportation Security Screener$69,910

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$48,030
Chef and Head Cook$74,900
Cook$35,800
Cook$44,880
Cook$42,920
Cook$39,650
Cook$31,880
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$37,260
Dishwasher$37,010
Fast Food and Counter Worker$34,600
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$47,580
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$38,590
Food Preparation Worker$37,630
Food Server$37,540
Host and Hostess$36,360
Waiter and Waitress$46,040

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$46,800
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$50,840
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$60,460
Grounds Maintenance Worker$52,280
Janitor and Cleaner$37,840
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$42,700
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$37,840
Pest Control Worker$48,010
Pesticide Handler$44,440
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$51,700

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$38,000
Animal Caretaker$37,710
Animal Trainer$50,460
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$38,700
Barber$48,780
Childcare Worker$37,610
Concierge$38,810
Costume Attendant$51,280
Embalmer$73,450
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$46,190
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$49,300
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$53,310
Funeral Attendant$39,500
Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner$35,100
Gambling Dealer$31,200
Gambling Service Worker$48,950
Hairdresser$37,020
Locker Room$39,750
Makeup Artist$95,730
Manicurist and Pedicurist$42,040
Mortician$60,440
Personal Care and Service Worker$35,300
Recreation Worker$42,800
Residential Advisor$47,010
Shampooer$36,410
Skincare Specialist$46,620
Tour and Travel Guide$46,130
Usher$36,080

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$71,620
Cashier$35,470
Counter and Rental Clerk$48,010
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$39,900
Door-to-Door Sales Worker$35,590
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$101,400
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$50,530
Insurance Sales Agent$65,260
Model$47,170
Parts Salesperson$44,660
Real Estate Broker$87,670
Real Estate Sales Agent$78,160
Retail Salesperson$36,610
Sale and Related Worker$43,500
Sales Engineer$153,400
Sales Representative$120,100
Sales Representative$74,730
Sales Representatives of Service$78,110
Security$64,300
Telemarketer$36,200
Travel Agent$50,650

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$58,110
Billing and Posting Clerk$55,920
Bookkeeping$59,290
Brokerage Clerk$66,860
Cargo and Freight Agent$56,300
Correspondence Clerk$48,310
Courier and Messenger$44,840
Court$53,210
Credit Authorizer$55,290
Customer Service Representative$46,220
Data Entry Keyer$42,840
Desktop Publisher$72,590
Dispatcher$57,160
Eligibility Interviewer$66,130
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$90,320
File Clerk$43,270
Financial Clerk$73,030
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$76,400
Gambling Cage Worker$49,920
Hotel$37,690
Human Resources Assistant$59,120
Information and Record Clerk$61,760
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$58,580
Interviewer$49,700
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$77,220
Library Assistant$46,820
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$59,070
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$41,760
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$48,280
Meter Reader$50,810
New Accounts Clerk$58,410
Office and Administrative Support Worker$57,160
Office Clerk$51,880
Office Machine Operator$40,980
Order Clerk$47,580
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$63,440
Postal Service Clerk$64,630
Postal Service Mail Carrier$64,250
Postal Service Mail Sorter$59,490
Procurement Clerk$60,650
Production$60,990
Proofreader and Copy Marker$55,360
Public Safety Telecommunicator$61,260
Receptionist and Information Clerk$41,240
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$45,210
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$53,660
Shipping$47,620
Statistical Assistant$59,690
Switchboard Operator$45,750
Telephone Operator$47,410
Teller$46,880
Weigher$48,760
Word Processor and Typist$49,180

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Inspector$63,970
Agricultural Worker$40,220
Farmworker$50,100
Farmworker and Laborer$39,750
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$59,910
Grader and Sorter$39,170

Construction and extraction

Brickmason and Blockmason$60,670
Carpenter$60,800
Carpet Installer$58,500
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$58,350
Construction and Building Inspector$80,150
Construction Laborer$47,430
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$59,070
Earth Driller$59,770
Electrician$75,930
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$122,300
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$61,040
Explosives Worker$63,920
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$83,540
Floor Layer$49,970
Floor Sander and Finisher$54,580
Glazier$63,310
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$48,390
Helper$46,350
Helpers--Brickmason$45,030
Helpers--Carpenter$44,380
Helpers--Electrician$47,470
Helpers--Painter$43,890
Helpers--Pipelayer$46,840
Helpers--Roofer$47,090
Highway Maintenance Worker$60,810
Insulation Worker$45,900
Insulation Worker$63,630
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$53,990
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$61,660
Painter$50,560
Paving$58,800
Pipelayer$55,320
Plasterer and Stucco Mason$64,310
Plumber$71,860
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker$61,760
Roofer$58,340
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$56,420
Sheet Metal Worker$61,270
Stonemason$48,180
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$68,320
Tile and Stone Setter$49,180

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$93,910
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$63,140
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$59,770
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$50,140
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$61,860
Avionics Technician$99,420
Bicycle Repairer$46,860
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$72,580
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairer$50,580
Coin$52,820
Computer$53,420
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$75,950
Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer$98,850
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$81,690
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$105,200
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$95,480
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$57,610
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$86,370
Heating$71,920
Helpers--Installation$45,260
Home Appliance Repairer$63,840
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$74,720
Installation$52,000
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$60,720
Maintenance and Repair Worker$57,240
Maintenance Worker$60,960
Mechanical Door Repairer$58,270
Medical Equipment Repairer$63,960
Millwright$55,430
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$71,540
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$70,600
Motorcycle Mechanic$59,560
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$51,880
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$51,970
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$82,200
Radio$76,070
Rail Car Repairer$103,500
Rigger$69,030
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$66,790
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$69,800
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$95,560
Tire Repairer and Changer$48,320

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$51,560
Baker$38,650
Butcher and Meat Cutter$44,160
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$54,890
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$72,660
Chemical Plant and System Operator$66,640
Coating$57,660
Coil Winder$58,340
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$37,220
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$76,970
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operator and Tender$39,340
Crushing$46,110
Cutting$46,950
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$46,600
Dental Laboratory Technician$61,250
Electrical$47,430
Etcher and Engraver$46,970
Extruding$51,360
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$49,420
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$77,990
Food and Tobacco Roasting$60,170
Food Batchmaker$36,400
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$39,790
Food Processing Worker$39,640
Furniture Finisher$45,200
Gas Plant Operator$99,880
Grinding$40,600
Grinding and Polishing Worker$48,220
Helpers--Production Worker$42,950
Inspector$61,820
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$65,370
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$36,300
Machinist$68,850
Meat$35,670
Medical Appliance Technician$61,890
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$45,630
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$46,400
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$59,900
Molder$48,800
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$49,610
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$36,170
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$41,350
Painting$53,290
Paper Goods Machine Setter$40,350
Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator$41,280
Plant and System Operator$83,760
Plating Machine Setter$47,410
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$99,610
Power Plant Operator$92,320
Prepress Technician and Worker$70,670
Presser$34,050
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$49,420
Printing Press Operator$49,490
Production Worker$47,540
Sawing Machine Setter$44,620
Separating$57,900
Sewing Machine Operator$41,410
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$35,380
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$91,480
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$58,020
Tailor$55,000
Upholsterer$39,520
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$73,600
Welder$60,670
Welding$49,820
Woodworker$64,260
Woodworking Machine Setter$47,990

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$174,900
Aircraft Service Attendant$40,140
Airfield Operations Specialist$43,930
Airline Pilot$209,800
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$44,620
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$35,690
Bus Driver$57,610
Bus Driver$65,220
Captain$94,150
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$36,730
Commercial Pilot$125,900
Conveyor Operator and Tender$43,120
Crane and Tower Operator$92,120
Driver/Sales Worker$38,790
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$67,960
Flight Attendant$63,580
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$59,820
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$49,710
Laborer and Freight$42,590
Light Truck Driver$46,360
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$39,160
Material Moving Worker$52,170
Motor Vehicle Operator$64,600
Packer and Packager$37,730
Parking Attendant$36,930
Passenger Attendant$49,190
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$46,530
Sailor and Marine Oiler$52,110
Ship Engineer$122,100
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$45,640
Stocker and Order Filler$37,870
Traffic Technician$70,100
Transportation Inspector$97,170
Transportation Worker$49,710

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Washington, DC?

About $90,780 a year ($43.64 an hour): the average of the 710 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Washington, DC?

Radiologist ($443,000), Anesthesiologist ($397,200), Dermatologist ($330,000).

What are the most common jobs in Washington, DC?

General and Operations Manager (112,530 jobs), Business Operations Specialist (76,600 jobs), Software Developer (69,060 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.