SALARY · PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Painters, Construction and Maintenance salary in District of Columbia

Salary talk gets noisy fast, so I try to keep it plain. In District of Columbia, painters, construction and maintenance earned a median of $59,520 a year. From there, this page walks through the range, the hourly rate, how many people do the job here, and what stays in your pocket after federal tax and FICA.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$59,520

$29 per hour at the median · That is $10,120 (20.5 percent) above the national median of $49,400 for this occupation.

$62,240Mean annual salary

$30Mean hourly wage

$500People employed in this job in District of Columbia

Salary range

25th: $47,360Median: $59,52075th: $69,390

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$47,360
Median (50th percentile)	$59,520
75th percentile	$69,390
Mean	$62,240

The middle half of workers earned from $47,360 to $69,390 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

$50,004 a year

$4,167 a month

Federal tax $4,962 · FICA $4,553

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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