Production Workers, All Other in District of Columbia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$79,506
after federal, FICA and District of Columbia tax
Tax takes
$29,964
27.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$71,753
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
$109,470
Kept after tax
$79,506
Worth in national money
$71,753
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 production workers, all other a middle wage of $109,470, ranking 1 of 51 states and sitting about 172.92% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 390 occupations District of Columbia reports, production workers, all other comes in at 78 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $109,470, tax leaves $79,506 — and because District of Columbia is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $71,753 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $109,030.
- District of Columbia's median for production workers, all other is $109,470, about 172.92% 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.
- Production workers, all other ranks 78 of 390 occupations by median in District of Columbia, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After tax, $79,506 remains from the District of Columbia median of $109,470 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $71,753 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $109,030 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Production Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,350 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $109,470 |
| Top tenth earn over | $179,600 |
| This salary | $109,470 |
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 | $79,506 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $85,842 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$16,584 |
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 | $100,463 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$22,908 |
| 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 $109,470. The published range is $48,350 up to $179,600, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $79,506 take-home in District of Columbia comes from $109,470. 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 78 of 390.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $71,753 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 78.
- Reported values are medians; for production workers, all other in District of Columbia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $48,350 to $179,600. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $79,506, from $109,470, 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 78 of 390 locally, and the state ranks 1 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $71,753, worked from $109,470, 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 78 of 390 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $48,350 at the bottom tenth to $179,600 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $71,753 — 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 $79,506 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($48,350) and the ninetieth ($179,600) 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 $71,753 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 $79,506 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.