High paying tech and IT jobs in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Every tech and IT 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 tech and IT 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190
Bachelor's degree
$133,100 – $295,96020,800
2Database Architects$162,870
Bachelor's degree
$107,070 – $216,3704,740
3Computer and Information Research Scientists$161,090
Master's degree
$103,440 – $223,8003,420
4Computer Network Architects$159,820
Bachelor's degree
$102,110 – $216,5609,370
5Computer Hardware Engineers$159,480
Bachelor's degree
$95,780 – $221,0901,790
6Software Developers$154,930
Bachelor's degree
$96,450 – $213,66069,060
7Information Security Analysts$148,950
Bachelor's degree
$96,550 – $209,29016,560
8Statisticians$136,660
Master's degree
$97,160 – $178,4003,220
9Web Developers$134,350
Bachelor's degree
$84,580 – $184,0503,840
10Data Scientists$132,200
Bachelor's degree
$85,250 – $212,3209,260
11Computer Programmers$130,390
Bachelor's degree
$67,010 – $184,6602,680
12Operations Research Analysts$127,600
Bachelor's degree
$69,910 – $194,9008,080
13Computer Systems Analysts$127,040
Bachelor's degree
$77,910 – $195,12018,620
14Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$126,350
Bachelor's degree
$81,360 – $175,2408,460
15Network and Computer Systems Administrators$125,430
Bachelor's degree
$78,450 – $180,3609,920
16Database Administrators$108,750
Bachelor's degree
$66,560 – $171,1703,730
17Web and Digital Interface Designers$97,000
Bachelor's degree
$57,580 – $170,7901,900
18Computer Network Support Specialists$92,400
Associate's degree
$61,190 – $147,5905,100
19Computer User Support Specialists$77,860
Some college, no degree
$50,390 – $120,19018,510

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$195,190	$133,100 – $295,960	20,800
2	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$162,870	$107,070 – $216,370	4,740
3	Computer and Information Research ScientistsMaster's degree	$161,090	$103,440 – $223,800	3,420
4	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$159,820	$102,110 – $216,560	9,370
5	Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree	$159,480	$95,780 – $221,090	1,790
6	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$154,930	$96,450 – $213,660	69,060
7	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$148,950	$96,550 – $209,290	16,560
8	StatisticiansMaster's degree	$136,660	$97,160 – $178,400	3,220
9	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$134,350	$84,580 – $184,050	3,840
10	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$132,200	$85,250 – $212,320	9,260
11	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$130,390	$67,010 – $184,660	2,680
12	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$127,600	$69,910 – $194,900	8,080
13	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$127,040	$77,910 – $195,120	18,620
14	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$126,350	$81,360 – $175,240	8,460
15	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$125,430	$78,450 – $180,360	9,920
16	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$108,750	$66,560 – $171,170	3,730
17	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$97,000	$57,580 – $170,790	1,900
18	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$92,400	$61,190 – $147,590	5,100
19	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$77,860	$50,390 – $120,190	18,510

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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