Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other in District of Columbia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$82,085
after federal, FICA and District of Columbia tax
Tax takes
$31,555
27.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$74,081
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
$113,640
Kept after tax
$82,085
Worth in national money
$74,081
State rank
1
of 49 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 $113,640, which ranks 1 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 72.73% above the national middle.
- Within District of Columbia this is well-paid work. Of 390 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 68 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $113,640 the take-home is $82,085. But District of Columbia costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $74,081 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $100,740, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- District of Columbia ranks 1 of 49 states publishing a median for healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other, at $113,640 — about 72.73% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation District of Columbia publishes a median for, healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other sits 68 of 390 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and District of Columbia income tax is $82,085 for healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other, from $113,640. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $74,081. ⚠️ 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 $100,740 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $51,870 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $113,640 |
| Top tenth earn over | $152,730 |
| This salary | $113,640 |
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 | $82,085 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $88,776 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$17,275 |
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 | $104,129 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$23,863 |
| 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 healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other in District of Columbia earn under $113,640 and half over. The published range runs $51,870 at the tenth percentile to $152,730 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In District of Columbia the take-home figure of $82,085, from $113,640, 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 68 of 390 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of District of Columbia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $74,081, the adjusted value of that $113,640 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 68 of 390 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other in District of Columbia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $51,870 to $152,730; 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 $82,085 from $113,640. 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 68 of 390 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for District of Columbia, so $74,081 — the adjusted value of that $113,640 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 68 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 $100,740, 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?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $51,870 and the top tenth $152,730 — 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 $74,081 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 $82,085.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $100,740. 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 ($51,870) and the ninetieth ($152,730) 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 $74,081 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 $82,085 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.