Statisticians in District of Columbia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$98,425
after federal, FICA and District of Columbia tax
Tax takes
$42,245
30.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$88,828
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
$140,670
Kept after tax
$98,425
Worth in national money
$88,828
State rank
1
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for statisticians is strong here. District of Columbia's middle earner gets $140,670, putting the state 1 of 45 — about 33.15% ahead of the national figure.
- Within District of Columbia this is well-paid work. Of 390 occupations with published figures in the state, statisticians ranks 31 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $140,670 the take-home is $98,425. But District of Columbia costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $88,828 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $137,760, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For statisticians, District of Columbia sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $140,670, ranking 1 of 45 and running about 33.15% 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, statisticians sits 31 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 $98,425 for statisticians, from $140,670. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $88,828. ⚠️ 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 $137,760 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Statisticians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $80,980 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $140,670 |
| Top tenth earn over | $185,220 |
| This salary | $140,670 |
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 | $98,425 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $107,414 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$21,708 |
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 | $127,519 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$30,522 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 111 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $140,670 as a midpoint for District of Columbia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $80,980 and the ninetieth is $185,220 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $98,425 take-home in District of Columbia comes from $140,670. 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 31 of 390.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $88,828 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 31.
- The District of Columbia median of $140,670 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $80,980 to $185,220. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $98,425, from $140,670, 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 31 of 390 locally, and the state ranks 1 of 45 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $88,828, worked from $140,670, 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 31 of 390 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $80,980 and the top tenth $185,220 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. District of Columbia costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $88,828 rather than its face figure.
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 $98,425.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 45 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($80,980) and the ninetieth ($185,220) 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 $88,828 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 $98,425 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.