SALARY · OFFICE CLERKS, GENERAL · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Office Clerks, General salary in District of Columbia

A job title alone does not tell you what you will earn. Place matters, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars. In District of Columbia, office clerks, general sat at a median of $55,040 a year, which is the figure I would use first when you compare offers.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$55,040

$26 per hour at the median · That is $10,030 (22.3 percent) above the national median of $45,010 for this occupation.

$57,730Mean annual salary
$28Mean hourly wage
$5,670People employed in this job in District of Columbia

Salary range

25th: $46,530Median: $55,04075th: $65,570
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$46,530
Median (50th percentile)$55,040
75th percentile$65,570
Mean$57,730

The middle half of workers earned from $46,530 to $65,570 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$46,405 a year
$3,867 a month
Federal tax $4,425 · FICA $4,211

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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