SALARY · DISHWASHERS · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Dishwashers salary in District of Columbia

If you are weighing a move, or weighing whether to stay, this is the number that matters first. In District of Columbia, the middle dishwashers earned $38,670 a year in the latest BLS release. Half earned more than that and half earned less, so treat it as a realistic middle point, not a promise and not a ceiling.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$38,670

$19 per hour at the median · That is $3,860 (11.1 percent) above the national median of $34,810 for this occupation.

$40,450Mean annual salary
$19Mean hourly wage
$3,580People employed in this job in District of Columbia

Salary range

25th: $38,060Median: $38,67075th: $39,720
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$38,060
Median (50th percentile)$38,670
75th percentile$39,720
Mean$40,450

The middle half of workers earned from $38,060 to $39,720 a year. The gap between the mean and the median tells its own story. When the mean sits above the median, a smaller group at the top is pulling the average up. When the two are close, pay is more even across the field.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$33,251 a year
$2,771 a month
Federal tax $2,460 · FICA $2,958

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for District of Columbia is not included, because the full 2026 state table for District of Columbia has not been verified in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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