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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Washington, DC

The median career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $81,120 a year, 22% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,917 a month.

10th percentile
$61,990
25th percentile
$68,210
Median percentile
$81,120
75th percentile
$101,340
90th percentile
$118,150

Based on 1,360 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

$59,003 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,120
Federal income tax−$9,016
Social Security + Medicare−$6,206
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$6,895
Monthly take-home$4,917
Every two weeks$2,269

Does it go far here?

$74,501Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
41%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 career/technical education teachers, secondary school salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia