First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers in District of Columbia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,573
after federal, FICA and District of Columbia tax
Tax takes
$20,137
24.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,374
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
$83,710
Kept after tax
$63,573
Worth in national money
$57,374
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 this job a middle wage of $83,710, ranking 1 of 51 states and sitting about 49.64% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 172 among 390 occupations District of Columbia publishes pay for.
- District of Columbia is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $83,710 the take-home is $63,573; in national-average money that behaves like $57,374. The average comes to $83,880, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- District of Columbia's median for first-line supervisors of security workers is $83,710, about 49.64% 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.
- Position 172 of 390 in District of Columbia places first-line supervisors of security workers 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 first-line supervisors of security workers in District of Columbia, on $83,710, is $63,573; deflated by the state's price level, $57,374. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $83,880 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $52,050 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $83,710 |
| Top tenth earn over | $105,230 |
| This salary | $83,710 |
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 | $63,573 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $67,720 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$12,314 |
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 | $77,815 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$17,010 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 111 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in District of Columbia earn less than $83,710. The published range is $52,050 up to $105,230, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind District of Columbia's $63,573, worked from $83,710. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 172 of 390.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $57,374 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 172.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of security workers in District of Columbia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $52,050 to $105,230. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The District of Columbia take-home of $63,573, on $83,710 for work ranking 172 of 390 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 172 of 390 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $57,374, worked from $83,710, 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 172 of 390 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $52,050 at the tenth percentile, $105,230 at the ninetieth.
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 $57,374 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and District of Columbia adds its own income tax on top — which is why $63,573 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($52,050 to $105,230) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to District of Columbia rather than a national figure.
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 $57,374 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 $63,573 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.