Tellers in District of Columbia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,242
after federal, FICA and District of Columbia tax
Tax takes
$8,348
18.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,611
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
$45,590
Kept after tax
$37,242
Worth in national money
$33,611
State rank
9
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- District of Columbia is one of the better-paying states for tellers. The middle earner takes $45,590, which ranks 9 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 5.95% above the national middle.
- Within District of Columbia this is lower-paid work. Of 390 occupations the state publishes figures for, tellers ranks 345. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $45,590, tax leaves $37,242 — and because District of Columbia is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $33,611 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $44,410.
- District of Columbia ranks 9 of 51 states publishing a median for tellers, at $45,590 — about 5.95% 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.
- Against every occupation District of Columbia reports, tellers ranks 345 of 390, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- After tax, $37,242 remains from the District of Columbia median of $45,590 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $33,611 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $44,410 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Tellers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,400 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,590 |
| Top tenth earn over | $47,480 |
| This salary | $45,590 |
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 | $37,242 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,812 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,329 |
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 | $43,637 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,654 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 111 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $45,590 as a midpoint for District of Columbia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $36,400 and the ninetieth is $47,480 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In District of Columbia the take-home figure of $37,242, from $45,590, 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 345 of 390 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $33,611 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 345.
- The District of Columbia median of $45,590 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $36,400 to $47,480. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- 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 $37,242 from $45,590. 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 345 of 390 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $33,611, worked from $45,590, 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 345 of 390 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,400 at the bottom tenth to $47,480 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $33,611 of national purchasing power.
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 $37,242.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,400 to $47,480) 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 $33,611 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 $37,242 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.