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Actuaries salary in Washington, DC

The median actuaries in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $144,680 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,155 a month.

10th percentile
$87,670
25th percentile
$112,180
Median percentile
$144,680
75th percentile
$171,390
90th percentile
$207,480

Based on 520 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$97,857 take-home a year
Gross pay$144,680
Federal income tax−$23,457
Social Security + Medicare−$11,068
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$12,298
Monthly take-home$8,155
Every two weeks$3,764

Does it go far here?

$132,875Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All actuaries salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia