How much do Airfield Operations Specialists make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Percentile spread

For Airfield Operations Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $37,720 and the 90th percentile is $113,230. The difference is $75,510, which is 171.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $40,160 to the 75th at $84,860, covers $44,700.

The mean annual wage is $62,620, which sits above the median of $43,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV median is 22.7% lower than the national median of $56,850 for Airfield Operations Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,346, which is 29% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses District of Columbia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 108.884, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Airfield Operations Specialists at $40,346 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Airfield Operations Specialists. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 138 miles away, with a median of $81,950 and employment of 120. That median is 86.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,909, against $40,346 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 170 miles away, with a median of $54,090 and employment of 110. That median is 23.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,135, against $40,346 here.

Employment share

Airfield Operations Specialists accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (160 of 3,136,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.52 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.