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Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors salary in Washington, DC

The median health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $125,760 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,211 a month.

10th percentile
$60,320
25th percentile
$92,590
Median percentile
$125,760
75th percentile
$156,750
90th percentile
$186,940

Based on 420 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

$86,533 take-home a year
Gross pay$125,760
Federal income tax−$18,916
Social Security + Medicare−$9,621
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$10,690
Monthly take-home$7,211
Every two weeks$3,328

Does it go far here?

$115,499Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
28%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 health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia