SOC 27-2091 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025
How much do Disc Jockeys, Except Radio make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median hourly wage for Disc Jockeys, Except Radio in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is $25.86. The 10th percentile is $25.86 and the 90th percentile is $36.75. Employment was not published. An annual wage was not published, and none is estimated from the hourly median.
Median hourly wage
$25.86
- 10th percentile
- $25.86
- 25th percentile
- $25.86
- Median
- $25.86
- 75th percentile
- $31.19
- 90th percentile
- $36.75
- Mean
- $29.94
Hourly wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. An annual wage was not published for this cell.
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Percentile spread
For Disc Jockeys, Except Radio, the published 10th percentile is $25.86 and the 90th percentile is $36.75. The difference is $10.89, which is 42.1% 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 $25.86 to the 75th at $31.19, covers $5.33.
The mean hourly wage is $29.94, which sits above the median of $25.86. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV median is 19.7% higher than the national median of $21.61 for Disc Jockeys, Except Radio.
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 $25.86 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Disc Jockeys, Except Radio at $23.75 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published hourly median for Disc Jockeys, Except Radio in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.
Highest-paying jobs in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Disc Jockeys, Except Radio by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Disc Jockeys, Except Radio make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median hourly wage for Disc Jockeys, Except Radio in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is $25.86. The 10th percentile is $25.86 and the 90th percentile is $36.75.
How does that compare with the national median for Disc Jockeys, Except Radio?
The local median is 19.7% higher than the national median of $21.61.
What is Disc Jockeys, Except Radio pay in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 108.884, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $25.86 is $23.75. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.