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Highest Paying Jobs in District of Columbia (2025)

Top 50 occupations by annual mean wage · BLS OEWS May 2025

RankOccupationAnnual Mean
1Family Medicine Physicians$321,950
2Emergency Medicine Physicians$292,750
3Neurologists$276,260
4Radiologists$268,900
5Lawyers$242,800
6Anesthesiologists$239,320
7Podiatrists$231,170
8Public Relations Managers$217,060
9Financial Managers$210,420
10General Internal Medicine Physicians$207,560
11Computer and Information Systems Managers$200,760
12Marketing Managers$194,070
13Human Resources Managers$187,830
14Financial Examiners$187,240
15Architectural and Engineering Managers$185,230
16Psychiatrists$181,090
17Managers, All Other$181,010
18Nuclear Engineers$180,480
19General and Operations Managers$179,130
20Purchasing Managers$175,130
21Economists$175,100
22News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$174,360
23Life Scientists, All Other$174,210
24Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$171,730
25Compensation and Benefits Managers$170,480
26Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$166,230
27Emergency Management Directors$165,390
28Advertising and Promotions Managers$164,740
29Actuaries$164,460
30Training and Development Managers$164,170
31Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$163,940
32Medical and Health Services Managers$162,210
33Computer Hardware Engineers$162,180
34Sales Managers$162,050
35Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$160,720
36Veterinarians$160,520
37Fundraising Managers$157,530
38Physicists$156,320
39Marine Engineers and Naval Architects$156,300
40Aerospace Engineers$154,410
41Political Scientists$154,300
42Physicians, All Other$154,040
43Natural Sciences Managers$153,450
44Physical Scientists, All Other$152,480
45Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$152,460
46Computer Occupations, All Other$151,310
47Industrial Production Managers$150,610
48Database Architects$149,300
49Chemists$148,840
50Computer and Information Research Scientists$148,690
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Public domain · Not affiliated with BLS.