How much do Craft Artists make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Percentile spread

For Craft Artists, the published 10th percentile is $47,340 and the 90th percentile is $65,550. The difference is $18,210, which is 38.5% 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 $47,340 to the 75th at $52,310, covers $4,970.

The mean annual wage is $51,360, which sits above the median of $47,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV median is 2.7% higher than the national median of $46,080 for Craft Artists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,477, which is 5.6% 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 $47,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Craft Artists at $43,477 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Craft Artists. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ranks 2nd of 2 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 $49,290 and employment of 60. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,062, against $43,477 here.