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Web Developers salary in Washington, DC

The median web developers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $134,350 a year, 45% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,640 a month.

10th percentile
$84,580
25th percentile
$106,220
Median percentile
$134,350
75th percentile
$165,690
90th percentile
$184,050

Based on 3,840 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

$91,674 take-home a year
Gross pay$134,350
Federal income tax−$20,978
Social Security + Medicare−$10,278
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$11,420
Monthly take-home$7,640
Every two weeks$3,526

Does it go far here?

$123,388Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
27%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 web developers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia