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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Washington, DC

The median child, family, and school social workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $75,550 a year, 27% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,630 a month.

10th percentile
$50,280
25th percentile
$59,480
Median percentile
$75,550
75th percentile
$97,080
90th percentile
$112,200

Based on 6,490 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

$55,558 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,550
Federal income tax−$7,791
Social Security + Medicare−$5,780
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$6,422
Monthly take-home$4,630
Every two weeks$2,137

Does it go far here?

$69,386Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
44%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 child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia