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Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks salary in Washington, DC

The median credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $55,290 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,492 a month.

10th percentile
$36,870
25th percentile
$44,770
Median percentile
$55,290
75th percentile
$77,880
90th percentile
$91,820

Based on 70 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

$41,906 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,290
Federal income tax−$4,455
Social Security + Medicare−$4,230
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$4,700
Monthly take-home$3,492
Every two weeks$1,612

Does it go far here?

$50,779Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
58%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 credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia