Food And Drug Administration salaries in Washington, DC

Based on 58 certified H-1B filings by Food And Drug Administration in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$133,165
Middle 50%$129.8k–$138k
vs. all employers here+9%comparison median $122,699
Filings58FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $103,925 and $158,306.
PercentileSalary
10th$124,579
25th$129,759
50th (median)$133,165
75th$138,024
90th$148,689

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $106,085 (51 filings) FY2021: median $107,548 (43 filings) FY2022: median $110,798 (41 filings) FY2023: median $116,179 (51 filings) FY2024: median $123,216 (39 filings) FY2025: median $132,638 (29 filings) FY2026: median $133,964 (29 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 51 filings FY20 FY2021: 43 filings FY21 FY2022: 41 filings FY22 FY2023: 51 filings FY23 FY2024: 39 filings FY24 FY2025: 29 filings FY25 FY2026: 29 filings FY26 51
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$106,085$102,663$112,93051
FY2021$107,548$103,134$119,77543
FY2022$110,798$106,823$121,06541
FY2023$116,179$110,591$126,59151
FY2024$123,216$117,962$129,75939
FY2025$132,638$129,759$136,65829
FY2026$133,964$132,638$138,02429

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Statistician$133,82836
Medical Scientist$133,82814
Molecular and Cellular Biologisttoo few3
Biomedical Engineertoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Washington, DC.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $133,165 50
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.