Home / District of Columbia
Jobs in District of Columbia
1220 active postings tracked in District of Columbia · collapsed to 1009 roles.
District of Columbia Job Market Score
- Pay is above the national median ($160k vs $129k national)
- Few reposted listings (17% appear duplicated)
- Net hiring is positive (+177 this week — 177 added vs 0 removed)
District of Columbia job market overview (May 2026)
The District of Columbia job market is currently stable, with active hiring with relatively fresh postings. Out of 1,220 active job postings tracked here, 24% have been open for more than 30 days. Hiring is concentrated in director and legal, with technology as the leading sector.
- 24% of postings in District of Columbia have been open for more than 30 days, which may indicate slower hiring or reposted positions.
- 177 new postings have appeared this week — about 15% of currently-active listings.
- Half of active postings here have been open 15 days or fewer. The longest 10% have been open for 86+ days.
- 7% of postings allow remote or hybrid work (81 roles).
- 16% of postings list a salary range (192 of 1,220).
- Median advertised salary among annual-pay roles is $160k.
- The most active employers right now are Scotiabank, CACI, and General Dynamics.
What this means for job seekers
- Postings move quickly — apply soon after a role appears.
- Best opportunities are in director and legal.
- Many employers don't list salary — be ready to ask early.
District of Columbia job market
Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in District of Columbia.
- 1,220Active postings
- 177Posted this week
- 291Open 30+ days24% of active
- 81Remote / hybrid7% of active
- 16%List salary192 of 1,220
- 4%Hourly8 of disclosed
- $160kMedian annual (max)
- $28.19/hrMedian hourly (max)
- 15dMedian agep90 86d (long tail)
Wages by category
Wages by occupation (SOC)
Wages by employment type
Wages by sector
Top categories
- Director56
- Legal54
- Crew / Cashier43
- Engineering32
- Account Executive27
- Food Service25
Top occupations (SOC)
- Managers, All Other146
- Software Developers117
- Management Analysts60
- Fast Food and Counter Workers41
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants32
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products26
In-demand skills
Top sectors
- Technology398
- Financial Services308
- Professional Services185
- Manufacturing151
- Food Service / Restaurants150
- Media & Entertainment87
Employment mix
- Unspecified986 · 81%
- Full-time77 · 6%
- Part-time71 · 6%
- Contract70 · 6%
- Intern14 · 1%
- Temporary2 · 0%
Top hiring companies
Filter by skill
Recent postings
- Machine Learning Engineer II, CNN Digital Products and ServicesML / AI Engineering
Warner Bros. Discovery · Washington, DC · careers.wbd.com
posted 2 days ago
- Senior Presales Systems EngineerEngineering
Juniper Networks · All, DC · careers.hpe.com
posted 2 days ago
- Senior Personnel Security Specialist (R4915)
Shield AI · Washington, DC · jobs.lever.co
posted 2 days ago
- Technical Platform and Data LeadDevOps / SRE
General Dynamics · Washington, DC · gd.com
$164k–$219k · posted 2 days ago
- Senior Food and Beverage Operations Manager
Marriott · Washington, DC · ejwl.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com
posted 3 days ago
- Senior Director, US Energy Policy and FundingDirector
Honeywell · Washington, DC · ibqbjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com
posted 3 days ago
- Customer Service Specialist
Sherwin-Williams · Washington, DC · ejhp.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com
$18.66/hr · posted 3 days ago
- Senior Cloud Site Reliability Engineer ManagerEngineering
Scotiabank · Bogota, DC · jobs.scotiabank.com
posted 3 days ago
- Quality Assurance Automation Engineer AssociateEngineering× 4 openings
Scotiabank · Bogota, DC · jobs.scotiabank.com
most recent posted 3 days ago
- Senior Associate - Technology Operational Excellence
Scotiabank · Bogota, DC · jobs.scotiabank.com
posted 3 days ago
- Technical Operations Associate- Scotiatech
Scotiabank · Bogota, DC · jobs.scotiabank.com
posted 3 days ago
- Manager - Technology Workforce Management
Scotiabank · Bogota, DC · jobs.scotiabank.com
posted 3 days ago
- Fullstack software engineer specialistFull-stack× 2 openings
Scotiabank · Bogota, DC · jobs.scotiabank.com
most recent posted 3 days ago
- Analyst, Source to Pay Adoption and Support× 4 openings
Scotiabank · Bogota, DC · jobs.scotiabank.com
most recent posted 3 days ago
- Analyst, Global KYC× 2 openings
Scotiabank · Bogota, DC · jobs.scotiabank.com
most recent posted 3 days ago
- System Reliability EngineerEngineering
Scotiabank · Bogota, DC · jobs.scotiabank.com
posted 3 days ago
- SAP Success Factors Platform and Support Lead
Scotiabank · Bogota, DC · jobs.scotiabank.com
posted 3 days ago
- Assistant Manager (P1-4212358-1)Store Supervisor / Manager
Panda Express · Washington, DC · pandacareers.com
posted 3 days ago
- Shift Leader (P1-4212359-1)Shift Supervisor / Service Lead
Panda Express · Washington, DC · pandacareers.com
posted 3 days ago
- Store Manager (P1-4212360-1)Store Supervisor / Manager
Panda Express · Washington, DC · pandacareers.com
posted 3 days ago
- Kitchen Team (P1-4212357-1)Crew / Cashier
Panda Express · Washington, DC · pandacareers.com
posted 3 days ago