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Average Cashiers Salary in District of Columbia

Cashiers in District of Columbia earn a median annual salary of $37,540, which is +20.4% compared to the national median. There are 7,310 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for District of Columbia (state).

$37,540
District of Columbia median annual wage
$18/hour median
+20.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $31,190
7,310
Local employment
10.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.51
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$35,360
25th
$36,400
Median
$37,540
75th
$43,840
90th
$49,990

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in District of Columbia, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
109.9%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$34,158
Goods: 106.5%
Services: 112.8%
Rents: 155.0%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Washington$37,300Compare59,660
California$36,270Compare349,300
Alaska$36,050Compare5,950
Colorado$35,760Compare55,700
Vermont$35,090Compare7,790
New York$35,030Compare163,700

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in District of Columbia

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Obstetricians And Gynecologists$236,6101.00
Physicians, Pathologists$228,3001.21
Family Medicine Physicians$212,830N/A
General Internal Medicine Physicians$209,2502.01
Psychiatrists$193,4702.12
Lawyers$191,8809.73
Computer And Information Systems Managers$191,8801.70
Nuclear Engineers$189,8003.50

District of Columbia has salary data for 499 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Obstetricians And Gynecologists.

Historical series

Trend for Cashiers in District of Columbia

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Cashiers are projected to change by -9.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 542,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.