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High-paying jobs in DC

Active job postings in DC that advertise a salary of $150,000 or more. Only postings that published a salary figure are included.

DC job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in DC.

921Active postings
164Posted this week
226Open 30+ days25% of active
70Remote / hybrid8% of active
17%List salary154 of 921
5%Hourly7 of disclosed
$142kMedian annual (max)
$29.13/hrMedian hourly (max)
17dMedian agep90 78d (long tail)

Wages by category

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Director	62	$240k n=11	—
Legal	54	$149k n=6	—
Crew / Cashier	27	—	—
Account Executive	25	$223k n=8	—
Store Supervisor / Manager	23	—	—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Managers, All Other	86	$210k n=15	—
Software Developers	36	$231k n=3	—
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	32	—	—
Management Analysts	26	$149k n=3	—
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	23	$161k n=6	—

Wages by employment type

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Contract	68	$182k n=35	—
Full-time	49	$150k n=32	—
Part-time	48	$68k n=19	$29.13/hr n=5
Intern	12	$80k n=4	—
Temporary	2	—	—

Wages by sector

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Technology	361	$170k n=51	—
Professional Services	180	$160k n=48	—
Manufacturing	137	$221k n=8	—
Food Service / Restaurants	115	$170k n=19	—
Retail	91	$90k n=6	$29.13/hr n=7

Top categories

Director62
Legal54
Crew / Cashier27
Account Executive25
Store Supervisor / Manager23
Engineering21

Top occupations (SOC)

Managers, All Other86
Software Developers36
Paralegals and Legal Assistants32
Management Analysts26
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products23
Lawyers19

In-demand skills

Top sectors

Technology361
Professional Services180
Manufacturing137
Food Service / Restaurants115
Retail91
Media & Entertainment80

Employment mix

Unspecified742 · 81%
Contract68 · 7%
Full-time49 · 5%
Part-time48 · 5%
Intern12 · 1%
Temporary2 · 0%

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12 results · 11 roles

Principal Architect
Scale AI · Washington, DC · job-boards.greenhouse.io
$257k · 262 days open · posted 8 months ago
DevOps Engineer, Infrastructure & SecurityDevOps / SRE
Scale AI · Washington, DC · job-boards.greenhouse.io
$246k · 54 days open · posted 1 month ago
Satellite Ground Systems EngineerEngineering
SAIC · Washington, DC · saic.dejobs.org
$200k–$240k · 63 days open · posted 2 months ago
Program Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public SectorProgram Manager
Scale AI · Washington, DC · job-boards.greenhouse.io
$233k · 70 days open · posted 2 months ago
Network Solutions EngineerSales Engineer× 2 openings
CACI · Washington, DC · caci.eightfold.ai
$105k–$231k · 16 days open · posted 2 weeks ago
Deputy Project Manager
CACI · Washington, DC · caci.eightfold.ai
$96k–$210k · 0 days open · posted 5 hours ago
Technical Program Manager, Public SectorTechnical PM
Scale AI · Washington, DC · job-boards.greenhouse.io
$187k · 171 days open · posted 5 months ago
Solutions Engineer (Clearance Required)Sales Engineer
Scale AI · Washington, DC · job-boards.greenhouse.io
$186k · 83 days open · posted 2 months ago
Computer Support Administrator / Audio Visual TechnicianFood Service
CACI · Washington, DC · caci.eightfold.ai
$87k–$182k · 16 days open · posted 2 weeks ago
Technical Writer
CACI · Washington, DC · caci.eightfold.ai
$85k–$178k · 3 days open · posted 3 days ago
Network Administrator – Level 2
CACI · Washington, DC · caci.eightfold.ai
$75k–$158k · 16 days open · posted 2 weeks ago