Optum salaries in Washington, DC

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings by Optum in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$131,796
Middle 50%$122.7k–$148.2k
vs. all employers here+7%comparison median $122,699
Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,058 and $172,551.
PercentileSalary
10th$110,739
25th$122,699
50th (median)$131,796
75th$148,221
90th$164,260

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2020: median $105,938 (31 filings) FY2021: median $113,101 (35 filings) FY2022: median $119,933 (46 filings) FY2023: median $127,207 (22 filings) FY2024: median $123,938 (19 filings) FY2025: median $131,796 (26 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 31 filings FY20 FY2021: 35 filings FY21 FY2022: 46 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 26 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 46
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$105,938$96,595$118,43631
FY2021$113,101$97,406$118,10235
FY2022$119,933$101,473$138,90746
FY2023$127,207$117,469$133,64022
FY2024$123,938$114,026$142,09519
FY2025$131,796$122,699$148,22126
FY2026–––8

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$130,04918
Data Scientisttoo few5
IT Managertoo few3
Database Administratortoo few3
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo 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 too few 1
Mid-level · Level II $122,699 13
Senior · Level III too few 8
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.