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Financial Managers salary in Washington, DC

The median financial managers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $185,270 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,183 a month.

10th percentile
$122,670
25th percentile
$156,730
Median percentile
$185,270
75th percentile
$227,220
90th percentile
$327,470

Based on 26,430 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

$122,198 take-home a year
Gross pay$185,270
Federal income tax−$33,199
Social Security + Medicare−$14,125
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$15,748
Monthly take-home$10,183
Every two weeks$4,700

Does it go far here?

$170,154Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
20%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 financial managers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia