High paying office and admin jobs in District of Columbia

Every office and admin occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in District of Columbia. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single office and admin 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 District of Columbia run 9.9% above the national average (2024), so a District of Columbia salary is worth about 0.91× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in District of Columbia.

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

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OccupationMedian, District of Columbia · Employed

1Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$99,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,680 – $123,0601,940
2Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$90,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,890 – $121,0004,560
3First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$79,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,060 – $131,4004,080
4Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$74,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,270 – $98,760270
5Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$74,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,440 – $91,730640
6Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$72,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,980 – $96,730430
7Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$72,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,000 – $99,870300
8Information and Record Clerks, All Other$70,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,440 – $91,7901,080
9Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$68,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,690 – $156,7301,030
10Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$66,750
No formal educational credential
$43,660 – $76,460400
11Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$65,180
Some college, no degree
$47,140 – $94,3201,790
12Billing and Posting Clerks$64,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,410 – $99,190530
13Postal Service Mail Carriers$64,250
No formal educational credential
$44,160 – $81,040930
14Procurement Clerks$62,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,670 – $88,850220
15Bill and Account Collectors$62,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,990 – $91,480240
16Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$59,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,480 – $84,29011,800
17Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$59,050
Associate's degree
$38,990 – $80,330610
18Office Clerks, General$55,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,350 – $75,9605,670
19Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$54,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,140 – $63,420230
20Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$49,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,210 – $91,990640
21Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$49,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,910 – $71,530680
22Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$49,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,820 – $72,230310
23Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,400 – $59,8101,930
24Receptionists and Information Clerks$49,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,050 – $64,2702,000
25Customer Service Representatives$48,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $77,1207,550
26Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$47,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,540 – $61,6201,170
27Tellers$45,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400 – $47,480700

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

#	Occupation	MedianDistrict of Columbia	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$99,280	$60,680 – $123,060	1,940
2	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$90,850	$64,890 – $121,000	4,560
3	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,200	$55,060 – $131,400	4,080
4	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,670	$49,270 – $98,760	270
5	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,080	$58,440 – $91,730	640
6	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,660	$47,980 – $96,730	430
7	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,260	$45,000 – $99,870	300
8	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,490	$51,440 – $91,790	1,080
9	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,600	$40,690 – $156,730	1,030
10	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$66,750	$43,660 – $76,460	400
11	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$65,180	$47,140 – $94,320	1,790
12	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,330	$50,410 – $99,190	530
13	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$64,250	$44,160 – $81,040	930
14	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,880	$47,670 – $88,850	220
15	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,230	$44,990 – $91,480	240
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,910	$39,480 – $84,290	11,800
17	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$59,050	$38,990 – $80,330	610
18	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,040	$39,350 – $75,960	5,670
19	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,700	$47,140 – $63,420	230
20	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,730	$46,210 – $91,990	640
21	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,660	$41,910 – $71,530	680
22	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,240	$39,820 – $72,230	310
23	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,180	$45,400 – $59,810	1,930
24	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,060	$37,050 – $64,270	2,000
25	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,250	$37,440 – $77,120	7,550
26	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,060	$38,540 – $61,620	1,170
27	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,590	$36,400 – $47,480	700

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in District of Columbia. 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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