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Calibration Technologists and Technicians salary in Washington, DC

The median calibration technologists and technicians in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $71,570 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,425 a month.

10th percentile
$46,390
25th percentile
$60,590
Median percentile
$71,570
75th percentile
$110,620
90th percentile
$140,340

Based on 140 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

$53,096 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,570
Federal income tax−$6,915
Social Security + Medicare−$5,475
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$6,083
Monthly take-home$4,425
Every two weeks$2,042

Does it go far here?

$65,731Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
46%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 calibration technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia