Managers, All Other in District of Columbia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$119,403
after federal, FICA and District of Columbia tax
Tax takes
$56,317
32.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$107,760
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
$175,720
Kept after tax
$119,403
Worth in national money
$107,760
State rank
2
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for managers, all other is strong here. District of Columbia's middle earner gets $175,720, putting the state 2 of 51 — about 23.83% ahead of the national figure.
- Within District of Columbia this is well-paid work. Of 390 occupations with published figures in the state, managers, all other ranks 13 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $175,720 the take-home is $119,403. But District of Columbia costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $107,760 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $181,010, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For managers, all other, District of Columbia sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $175,720, ranking 2 of 51 and running about 23.83% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Ranked against every occupation District of Columbia publishes a median for, managers, all other sits 13 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 $119,403 for managers, all other, from $175,720. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $107,760. ⚠️ 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 $181,010 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Managers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $134,950 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $175,720 |
| Top tenth earn over | $221,750 |
| This salary | $175,720 |
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 | $119,403 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $131,371 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$27,429 |
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 | $158,211 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$38,997 |
| 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 $175,720. The published range is $134,950 up to $221,750, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $119,403 take-home in District of Columbia comes from $175,720. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 13 of 390.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $107,760 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 13.
- Reported values are medians; for managers, all other in District of Columbia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $134,950 to $221,750. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $119,403, from $175,720, assumes a single District of Columbia filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 13 of 390 locally, and the state ranks 2 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $107,760, worked from $175,720, 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 13 of 390 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $181,010 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $134,950 and the top tenth $221,750, so most people doing this work in District of Columbia sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $107,760 of national purchasing power.
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 $119,403 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.
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 $181,010. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($134,950 to $221,750) 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 $107,760 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 $119,403 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.