Morgan Stanley salaries in Washington, DC

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings by Morgan Stanley in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$157,000
Middle 50%$153.3k–$175.5k
vs. all employers here+28%comparison median $122,699
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $125,100 and $192,691.
PercentileSalary
10th$142,800
25th$153,250
50th (median)$157,000
75th$175,500
90th$188,476

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineertoo few6
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few3
QA 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 – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III $167,000 10
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.