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5 highest-paying healthcare jobs in the District of Columbia
District of Columbia pay is the District of Columbia pharmacist wage to beat now.
District of Columbia should anchor pharmacists at about $153.4K, 9% above the national median.
District of Columbia's 75th percentile for pharmacists stretches to about $165.7K.
District of Columbia still pays about $109.4K for speech pathologists on the sheet.
Each occupation
1Pharmacists
- State median
- $153,400
- 75th percentile
- $165,710
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 1.09
2Dental Hygienists
- State median
- $137,220
- 75th percentile
- $138,710
- U.S. median
- $98,100
- State vs U.S.
- 1.40
3Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $135,880
- 75th percentile
- $160,950
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 1.03
4Physician Assistants
- State median
- $135,140
- 75th percentile
- $165,890
- U.S. median
- $135,880
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
5Speech-Language Pathologists
- State median
- $109,380
- 75th percentile
- $130,620
- U.S. median
- $97,870
- State vs U.S.
- 1.12
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacists | $153,400 | $165,710 | $140,910 | 1.09 |
| 2 | Dental Hygienists | $137,220 | $138,710 | $98,100 | 1.40 |
| 3 | Nurse Practitioners | $135,880 | $160,950 | $132,300 | 1.03 |
| 4 | Physician Assistants | $135,140 | $165,890 | $135,880 | 0.99 |
| 5 | Speech-Language Pathologists | $109,380 | $130,620 | $97,870 | 1.12 |
Takeaways
- District of Columbia pharmacist budgets cloned from about $140.9K miss the District of Columbia premium.
- District of Columbia speech pathologists run 12% above the national median of Columbia.
- District of Columbia can stretch toward about $130.6K for senior speech pathologists.
- District of Columbia offers cloned from about $97.9K nationally underbid District of Columbia speech pathologists.
For recruiters
- District of Columbia should set District of Columbia pharmacist offers, not a rumor.
- District of Columbia should keep District of Columbia speech pathologists on the sheet.
- Circle the Columbia wage in the Hiring Pack.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Rows are the 5 occupations on the 25-occupation hiring list with the highest District of Columbia OEWS median, limited to occupations that also publish a 75th percentile. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the leading median, District of Columbia is 10 of 51. A row links to the District of Columbia metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $153,400 is stated as about $153.4K. a comparison of 1.09 is stated as 9 percent. $140,910 is stated as about $140.9K. $165,710 is stated as about $165.7K. $109,380 is stated as about $109.4K. a comparison of 1.12 is stated as 12 percent. Rounded figures in the prose: $130,620 is stated as about $130.6K. $97,870 is stated as about $97.9K.
Sources
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