Bill and Account Collectors in District of Columbia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,583
after federal, FICA and District of Columbia tax
Tax takes
$12,647
20.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,749
District of Columbia costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in District of Columbia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$62,230
Kept after tax
$49,583
Worth in national money
$44,749
State rank
1
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. District of Columbia pays bill and account collectors a middle wage of $62,230, ranking 1 of 51 states and sitting about 32.32% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 390 occupations District of Columbia reports figures for, this is number 264.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $62,230 the take-home is $49,583. But District of Columbia costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $44,749 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $69,760, because the best-paid pull it up.
- District of Columbia's median for bill and account collectors is $62,230, about 32.32% above the national figure and 1 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In District of Columbia's occupational distribution, bill and account collectors sits at 264 of 390 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and District of Columbia income tax is $49,583 for bill and account collectors, from $62,230. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $44,749. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $69,760 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Bill and Account Collectors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $62,230 |
| Top tenth earn over | $91,480 |
| This salary | $62,230 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in District of Columbia | $49,583 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $52,182 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,950 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $58,996 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$10,824 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 111 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $62,230 as a midpoint for District of Columbia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $44,990 and the ninetieth is $91,480 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In District of Columbia the take-home figure of $49,583, from $62,230, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 264 of 390 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $44,749, the adjusted value of that $62,230 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of District of Columbia. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 264 of 390 locally.
- The District of Columbia median of $62,230 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $44,990 to $91,480. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for District of Columbia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $49,583 from $62,230. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 264 of 390 locally.
- This $44,749 adjusted figure, worked from $62,230, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 264 of 390 in the state. The occupation ranks 264 of 390 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $69,760, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $44,990, the highest tenth $91,480, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $44,749 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; District of Columbia then takes its own share, leaving $49,583.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in District of Columbia is $69,760. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($44,990) and the ninetieth ($91,480) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
District of Columbia's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $44,749 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $49,583 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and District of Columbia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.