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Postmasters and Mail Superintendents salary in Washington, DC

The median postmasters and mail superintendents in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $97,240 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,748 a month.

10th percentile
$85,050
25th percentile
$90,650
Median percentile
$97,240
75th percentile
$105,870
90th percentile
$118,810

Based on 130 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

$68,973 take-home a year
Gross pay$97,240
Federal income tax−$12,563
Social Security + Medicare−$7,439
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$8,265
Monthly take-home$5,748
Every two weeks$2,653

Does it go far here?

$89,306Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
35%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 postmasters and mail superintendents salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia