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Costume Attendants salary in Washington, DC

The median costume attendants in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $51,280 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,252 a month.

10th percentile
$46,280
25th percentile
$46,920
Median percentile
$51,280
75th percentile
$82,750
90th percentile
$105,660

Based on 80 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

$39,025 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,280
Federal income tax−$3,974
Social Security + Medicare−$3,923
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$4,359
Monthly take-home$3,252
Every two weeks$1,501

Does it go far here?

$47,096Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
62%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 costume attendants salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia