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Sailors and Marine Oilers salary in Washington, DC

The median sailors and marine oilers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $52,110 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,302 a month.

10th percentile
$37,470
25th percentile
$38,010
Median percentile
$52,110
75th percentile
$59,950
90th percentile
$90,930

Based on 120 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

$39,621 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,110
Federal income tax−$4,073
Social Security + Medicare−$3,986
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$4,429
Monthly take-home$3,302
Every two weeks$1,524

Does it go far here?

$47,858Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
61%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 sailors and marine oilers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia