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Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other salary in Washington, DC

The median personal care and service workers, all other in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $35,300 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,295 a month.

10th percentile
$30,400
25th percentile
$33,910
Median percentile
$35,300
75th percentile
$39,260
90th percentile
$44,990

Based on 1,240 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

$27,543 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,300
Federal income tax−$2,056
Social Security + Medicare−$2,700
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$3,001
Monthly take-home$2,295
Every two weeks$1,059

Does it go far here?

$32,420Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
88%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 personal care and service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia