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General and Operations Managers salary in Washington, DC

The median general and operations managers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $156,460 a year, 48% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,742 a month.

10th percentile
$67,600
25th percentile
$99,840
Median percentile
$156,460
75th percentile
$201,010
90th percentile
$291,420

Based on 112,530 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

$104,907 take-home a year
Gross pay$156,460
Federal income tax−$26,284
Social Security + Medicare−$11,969
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$13,299
Monthly take-home$8,742
Every two weeks$4,035

Does it go far here?

$143,694Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
23%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 general and operations managers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia