District of Columbia Salary Data - Top Companies and Jobs

State Median Salary

$89,624

Total DOL Filings

31,849

Companies Hiring

25+

Cost of Living Index

146.0

National average = 100

District of Columbia vs National Average

District of Columbia $89,624

National Average (BLS) $49,500

District of Columbia median DOL salary is +81.1% above the national average.

Top Cities by Hiring Activity in District of Columbia

City	DOL Filings	Median Salary	Top Employer
Washington, DC	27,616	$89,337	Infosys Limited
Washington DC, DC	1,662	$89,934	Appsboat Inc
Washington D.C., DC	705	$100,034	Universal Service Administrative Company
Washington, D.C., DC	545	$104,085	ICMA Retirement Corp
Washington, DC, DC	524	$90,842	Experis US LLC
District of Columbia, DC	207	$94,902	EZEN Computer Services Inc.
Washington D.C, DC	104	$90,339	QUANTUM INFOTECH INC.
WASHINGTON,, DC	49	$80,168	Multivision LLC
Washington, D.C, DC	38	$85,708	American Chemical Society
NW WASHINGTON, DC	29	$81,228	Intone Networks, Inc.

Top Employers in District of Columbia

Employer	Type	Local Filings	Median Salary
Infosys Limited	Staffing Firm	607	$77,487
HCL America INC	Staffing Firm	567	$84,115
Georgetown University		565	$68,818
Children's National Medical Center		537	$69,655
District of Columbia Public Schools		436	$65,000
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP	Staffing Firm	409	$87,173
Tata Consultancy Services Limited		338	$69,200
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP		307	$105,645
THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY		292	$86,000
American Institutes for Research		279	$69,930
The George Washington University		265	$80,009
Prosoft Associates,Inc		260	$64,000
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System		228	$145,000
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE		190	$80,640
D2Sol Inc.		188	$125,000
THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY		166	$54,652
Howard University		166	$65,000
EAB Global, Inc.		155	$92,000
Deloitte Consulting LLP	Staffing Firm	152	$90,646
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP		151	$82,000
EastBanc Technologies, LLC		142	$95,000
The Catholic University of America		141	$70,000
Accenture LLP	Staffing Firm	139	$85,342
WP Group Inc.		137	$102,630
American University		131	$73,640

Highest-Paying Occupations in District of Columbia

Job Title	Median Salary	vs BLS State	Filings
Chief Executives	$180,000	N/A	70
Lawyers	$172,403	-10.2%	488
Financial Managers	$157,500	-13.1%	59
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$141,250	+6.9%	56
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,820	-25.5%	8
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,000	-31.7%	91
Managers, All Other	$128,566	-25.2%	20
Optometrists	$123,600	-19.9%	14
Medical and Health Services Managers	$120,000	-25.5%	43
Nuclear Engineers	$120,000	-36.8%	6
Marketing Managers	$119,599	-28.8%	42
Pharmacists	$112,923	-20.2%	51
Sales Engineers	$111,738	-37.8%	15
Natural Sciences Managers	$110,250	-33%	34
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$110,000	-32%	16
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$107,500	-20.2%	30
Economists	$106,820	-34.3%	494
Dentists, General	$104,229	N/A	11
Financial Examiners	$104,218	-41.3%	6
General and Operations Managers	$103,000	-38.4%	120

BLS Wage Survey - District of Columbia

Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, state-level occupational wages (all workers, not just sponsored positions).

Occupation	BLS Median	Employment
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$236,610	90
Physicians, Pathologists	$228,300	70
Family Medicine Physicians	$212,830	N/A
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$209,250	620
Psychiatrists	$193,470	240
Lawyers	$191,880	33,430
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$191,880	5,060
Legal Occupations	$191,800	41,650
Nuclear Engineers	$189,800	240
Public Relations Managers	$185,810	8,640
Emergency Management Directors	$185,810	130
Financial Managers	$181,210	7,950
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$181,060	300
Sales Engineers	$179,490	N/A
Financial Examiners	$177,550	590
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$176,950	1,290
Aerospace Engineers	$175,350	330
Human Resources Managers	$174,400	2,260
Purchasing Managers	$171,910	1,180
Managers, All Other	$171,910	18,180

Cost of Living Analysis

How far does your salary actually go in District of Columbia?

District of Columbia has a cost of living index of 146.0 (national average = 100), meaning it is 46.0% more expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 in District of Columbia has the purchasing power equivalent of $68,493 in a city at the national average cost of living.

Top Occupations - COL-Adjusted Salary

Job Title	Nominal Salary	COL-Adjusted
Chief Executives	$180,000	$123,288
Lawyers	$172,403	$118,084
Financial Managers	$157,500	$107,877
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$141,250	$96,747
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,820	$90,288

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

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