High paying business and finance jobs in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV run 8.9% above the national average (2024), so a Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV salary is worth about 0.92× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Employed

1Project Management Specialists$127,030
Bachelor's degree
$74,110 – $192,45038,230
2Management Analysts$126,830
Bachelor's degree
$78,970 – $181,28062,360
3Financial Risk Specialists$126,510
Bachelor's degree
$80,810 – $194,4801,400
4Budget Analysts$125,050
Bachelor's degree
$82,060 – $161,0304,100
5Financial Specialists, All Other$120,580
Bachelor's degree
$63,300 – $185,2205,820
6Credit Analysts$114,700
Bachelor's degree
$64,200 – $177,2201,060
7Financial and Investment Analysts$108,330
Bachelor's degree
$74,190 – $195,19010,930
8Personal Financial Advisors$106,230
Bachelor's degree
$58,790 – $389,4304,330
9Buyers and Purchasing Agents$104,880
Bachelor's degree
$59,760 – $162,89014,240
10Business Operations Specialists, All Other$104,770
Bachelor's degree
$59,010 – $184,02076,600
11Logisticians$104,330
Bachelor's degree
$69,910 – $166,6708,020
12Accountants and Auditors$102,140
Bachelor's degree
$67,530 – $170,98041,470
13Human Resources Specialists$100,830
Bachelor's degree
$60,940 – $158,94024,450
14Compliance Officers$100,200
Bachelor's degree
$60,710 – $148,70013,820
15Loan Officers$97,800
Bachelor's degree
$46,790 – $169,5405,000
16Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$91,660
Bachelor's degree
$60,560 – $139,7802,620
17Cost Estimators$89,330
Bachelor's degree
$53,890 – $142,3103,780
18Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$87,160
Bachelor's degree
$50,500 – $162,02021,090
19Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$84,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,960 – $125,0502,600
20Training and Development Specialists$82,400
Bachelor's degree
$39,920 – $136,25011,490
21Fundraisers$80,610
Bachelor's degree
$58,120 – $136,1304,450
22Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$75,450
Bachelor's degree
$48,580 – $119,2505,140
23Tax Preparers$57,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,640 – $98,7001,150

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$127,030	$74,110 – $192,450	38,230
2	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$126,830	$78,970 – $181,280	62,360
3	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$126,510	$80,810 – $194,480	1,400
4	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$125,050	$82,060 – $161,030	4,100
5	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$120,580	$63,300 – $185,220	5,820
6	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$114,700	$64,200 – $177,220	1,060
7	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$108,330	$74,190 – $195,190	10,930
8	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$106,230	$58,790 – $389,430	4,330
9	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$104,880	$59,760 – $162,890	14,240
10	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$104,770	$59,010 – $184,020	76,600
11	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$104,330	$69,910 – $166,670	8,020
12	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$102,140	$67,530 – $170,980	41,470
13	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$100,830	$60,940 – $158,940	24,450
14	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$100,200	$60,710 – $148,700	13,820
15	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$97,800	$46,790 – $169,540	5,000
16	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$91,660	$60,560 – $139,780	2,620
17	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$89,330	$53,890 – $142,310	3,780
18	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$87,160	$50,500 – $162,020	21,090
19	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,590	$55,960 – $125,050	2,600
20	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$82,400	$39,920 – $136,250	11,490
21	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$80,610	$58,120 – $136,130	4,450
22	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$75,450	$48,580 – $119,250	5,140
23	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,890	$39,640 – $98,700	1,150

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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