District of Columbia · Hourly pay
District of Columbia Accountant Hourly Pay
What accountants and CPAs earn per hour in District of Columbia — the verified BLS median and mean wage, the annual equivalent, and how the state compares to the national rate.
Median hourly
$53.62/hr
verified · BLS
Mean hourly
$58.98/hr
verified · BLS
Annual equivalent
$111,530
2,080 hrs/yr
vs national
+33.3%
#1 of 51 states
Verified BLS hourly wage for District of Columbia · BLS OEWS May 2025 · updated June 2026
How much do accountants make an hour in District of Columbia?
Direct BLS OEWS May 2025 measurement for accountants and auditors in District of Columbia. BLS does not publish a CPA-specific hourly wage.
District of Columbia hourly range
Median and mean hourly are direct BLS measurements for District of Columbia. The rest of the range is computed from the verified annual distribution.
Hourly pay across the range
Per hour| 10th percentile | $34.36/hr | Computed |
|---|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $39.93/hr | Computed |
| Median (50th) | $53.62/hr | BLS measured |
| 75th percentile | $75.35/hr | Computed |
| 90th percentile | $89.05/hr | Computed |
Median and mean hourly are direct BLS OEWS measurements. The other percentiles are computed from the verified annual distribution ÷ 2,080 full-time hours — a consistent conversion, not a separate BLS hourly reading.
At 2,080 full-time hours a year, District of Columbia’s median hourly rate of $53.62/hr works out to about $111,530/year — which lines up with the BLS annual median of $111,530 for accountants and auditors in District of Columbia.
To convert either way: multiply an hourly rate by 2,080 full-time hours for the annual salary, or divide an annual salary by the same to get the hourly rate.
Comparison
District of Columbia vs. national — per hour
District of Columbia ranks #1 of 51 states + DC by median hourly wage, running +33.3% vs the U.S. Both figures are direct BLS measurements.
District of Columbia — median hourly
verified state measurement
$53.62/hr
+33.3%District of Columbia — mean hourly
verified state measurement
$58.98/hr
+46.6%National — median hourly
verified benchmark
$40.23/hr
base
District of Columbia runs +33.3% vs the national median hourly wage. Both are direct BLS OEWS measurements for accountants and auditors — not CPA-specific figures.
District of Columbia’s median hourly wage is above the national rate of $40.23/hr. Compare it against local cost of living before treating a higher or lower hourly figure as “better” — the same rate stretches further in a lower-cost market.
Context
What an hourly rate means in District of Columbia
The hourly figure is a lens on a mostly-salaried job — most useful the moment your work isn't a standard salaried year.
Most CPAs are salaried
The great majority of accounting and CPA roles in District of Columbia are salaried, full-time positions — so the “hourly rate” is really the annual salary expressed per hour. BLS reports it this way for every occupation, and it becomes directly useful when you are pricing contract or part-time work, comparing a 1099 rate against a salaried offer, or checking whether overtime is worth it in a non-exempt seasonal role. To turn an hourly figure back into a salary, multiply by 2,080 full-time hours.
Compare
How District of Columbia compares per hour
District of Columbia ranks #1 of 51 by BLS-measured median hourly wage. Open another state to compare.
Frequently asked questions
- How much do accountants make an hour in District of Columbia?
- The median wage for accountants and auditors in District of Columbia is $53.62/hr and the mean is $58.98/hr, per BLS OEWS May 2025. Both are direct BLS measurements. At 2,080 full-time hours that median is about $111,530 a year — +33.3% vs the national median hourly wage of $40.23/hr.
- Is there a CPA-specific hourly rate for District of Columbia?
- No. BLS measures "Accountants and Auditors" as one occupation in District of Columbia, not CPAs specifically, so a CPA-only hourly figure would be an estimate — not a BLS reading. Licensed CPAs typically earn above the broad-occupation median shown here.
- Are CPAs in District of Columbia paid hourly or salaried?
- Most accounting and CPA roles in District of Columbia are salaried, full-time positions, so the hourly rate is the annual salary expressed per hour. It matters most for contract or part-time work, comparing a 1099 rate to a salaried offer, or valuing overtime in seasonal non-exempt roles.
How to read these numbers
National, state, and metro pay comes straight from the federal wage measurement for accountants & auditors — direct and source-backed, not scaled from anything.
Role, experience, CPA-license, and employer figures are modeled on top of that measurement and labeled Estimate — the federal data does not break those out, so we never present them as measurements.
Model your District of Columbia CPA pay
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