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Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other salary in Washington, DC

The median media and communication equipment workers, all other in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $121,680 a year, 72% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,007 a month.

10th percentile
$49,700
25th percentile
$84,410
Median percentile
$121,680
75th percentile
$144,680
90th percentile
$161,780

Based on 670 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

$84,089 take-home a year
Gross pay$121,680
Federal income tax−$17,940
Social Security + Medicare−$9,309
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$10,343
Monthly take-home$7,007
Every two weeks$3,234

Does it go far here?

$111,752Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
29%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 media and communication equipment workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia