Entry-level Logistician salary in Washington, DC

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Herndon, Arlington, Manassas, Frederick, Gaithersburg.

Also listed as: Logistics Analyst

Median salary$76,000
Middle 50%$70.9k–$82.5k
vs. all levels here−22%comparison median $97,850
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,226 and $117,369.
PercentileSalary
10th$67,226
25th$70,903
50th (median)$76,000
75th$82,500
90th$97,282

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2021: median $63,024 (11 filings) FY2022: median $63,939 (11 filings) FY2024: median $63,000 (20 filings) FY2025: median $73,000 (15 filings) FY2026: median $77,635 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 20
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–––5
FY2021$63,024$63,024$63,56611
FY2022$63,939$63,939$67,00011
FY2023–––9
FY2024$63,000$62,712$70,42320
FY2025$73,000$67,226$77,75115
FY2026$77,635$75,985$92,39512

Cost of living

Washington's median entry-level Logistician salary of $76,000 is worth about $69,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Washington = 108.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Logisticians in the Washington, DC area earned a median of $104,330 in May 2025 (8,020 employed). The H-1B median here is $76,000, 27% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Amazontoo few3
Gate Gourmettoo few2
Phoenix Mecanotoo few2
Satairtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $76,000 27
Mid-level · Level II $106,927 20
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$67,226$76,00027
Mid-level · Level II$86,299$106,92720

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.