Paycheck Atlas

Washington, DC

681,294Residents
$109,870Median household income
$1,954/moMedian gross rent
$737,100Median home value
34.9Median age
64%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
42%Homes lived in by their owners
6.7×Home value to household income

Median rent takes about 21% of the median household income in Washington.

What pay do you need to rent here?

To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $78,000 a year. In District of Columbia that leaves roughly $4,756 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $80,000.

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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.