Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians in District of Columbia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$73,265
after federal, FICA and District of Columbia tax
Tax takes
$26,115
26.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$66,121
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
$99,380
Kept after tax
$73,265
Worth in national money
$66,121
State rank
6
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- District of Columbia is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $99,380, which ranks 6 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 33.74% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 125 among 390 occupations District of Columbia publishes pay for.
- District of Columbia is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $99,380 the take-home is $73,265; in national-average money that behaves like $66,121. The average comes to $100,450, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- District of Columbia ranks 6 of 51 states publishing a median for cardiovascular technologists and technicians, at $99,380 — about 33.74% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 125 of 390 in District of Columbia places cardiovascular technologists and technicians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Take-home for cardiovascular technologists and technicians in District of Columbia, on $99,380, is $73,265; deflated by the state's price level, $66,121. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $100,450 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,520 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $99,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $157,420 |
| This salary | $99,380 |
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 | $73,265 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,744 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$14,912 |
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 | $91,592 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$20,598 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 111 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of cardiovascular technologists and technicians in District of Columbia earn under $99,380 and half over. The published range runs $49,520 at the tenth percentile to $157,420 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In District of Columbia the take-home figure of $73,265, from $99,380, 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 125 of 390 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $66,121 uses one figure for the whole of District of Columbia. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 390 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 125.
- Figures are distribution medians for cardiovascular technologists and technicians in District of Columbia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $49,520 to $157,420; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- 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 $73,265 from $99,380. 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 125 of 390 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $66,121, worked from $99,380, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular District of Columbia address, on work sitting at 125 of 390 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $49,520 and the top tenth $157,420 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in District of Columbia run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $66,121 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and District of Columbia's own levy, $73,265 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($49,520) and the ninetieth ($157,420) 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 $66,121 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 $73,265 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.