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Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Washington, DC

The median architecture teachers, postsecondary in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $100,560 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,919 a month.

10th percentile
$60,580
25th percentile
$78,930
Median percentile
$100,560
75th percentile
$124,720
90th percentile
$162,700

Based on 110 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

$71,026 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,560
Federal income tax−$13,293
Social Security + Medicare−$7,693
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$8,548
Monthly take-home$5,919
Every two weeks$2,732

Does it go far here?

$92,355Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
34%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 architecture teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia