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Set and Exhibit Designers salary in Washington, DC

The median set and exhibit designers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $82,960 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,012 a month.

10th percentile
$47,490
25th percentile
$63,600
Median percentile
$82,960
75th percentile
$104,330
90th percentile
$118,290

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

$60,141 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,960
Federal income tax−$9,421
Social Security + Medicare−$6,346
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$7,052
Monthly take-home$5,012
Every two weeks$2,313

Does it go far here?

$76,191Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
40%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 set and exhibit designers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia