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Baggage Porters and Bellhops salary in Washington, DC

The median baggage porters and bellhops in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $38,700 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,499 a month.

10th percentile
$35,100
25th percentile
$36,400
Median percentile
$38,700
75th percentile
$43,280
90th percentile
$45,800

Based on 1,050 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

$29,986 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,700
Federal income tax−$2,464
Social Security + Medicare−$2,961
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$3,290
Monthly take-home$2,499
Every two weeks$1,153

Does it go far here?

$35,542Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
81%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 baggage porters and bellhops salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia