Locksmiths and Safe Repairers in District of Columbia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,262
after federal, FICA and District of Columbia tax
Tax takes
$17,478
22.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$53,484
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
$76,740
Kept after tax
$59,262
Worth in national money
$53,484
State rank
1
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- District of Columbia is one of the better-paying states for locksmiths and safe repairers. The middle earner takes $76,740, which ranks 1 of 48 states with published figures. That is about 49.53% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Locksmiths and safe repairers ranks 208 among 390 occupations District of Columbia publishes pay for.
- District of Columbia is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $76,740 the take-home is $59,262; in national-average money that behaves like $53,484. The average comes to $78,310, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- District of Columbia ranks 1 of 48 states publishing a median for locksmiths and safe repairers, at $76,740 — about 49.53% 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 208 of 390 in District of Columbia places locksmiths and safe repairers 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 locksmiths and safe repairers in District of Columbia, on $76,740, is $59,262; deflated by the state's price level, $53,484. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $78,310 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $60,000 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,740 |
| Top tenth earn over | $104,500 |
| This salary | $76,740 |
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 | $59,262 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,817 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$11,159 |
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 | $71,688 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$14,770 |
| 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 $76,740. The published range is $60,000 up to $104,500, 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 $59,262, worked from $76,740. 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 208 of 390.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $53,484 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 208.
- Reported values are medians; for locksmiths and safe repairers in District of Columbia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $60,000 to $104,500. 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 $59,262, on $76,740 for work ranking 208 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 208 of 390 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $53,484, worked from $76,740, 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 208 of 390 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $60,000 at the tenth percentile, $104,500 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 $53,484 — 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, $59,262 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($60,000 to $104,500) 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 $53,484 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 $59,262 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.