What is the average Federal Relations salary in Washington, DC?

Based on 12 jobs with salary data, the average Federal Relations salary in Washington, DC ranges from $173.3–247.8K per year.

How do Federal Relations salaries in Washington, DC compare to the board-wide average?

Federal Relations roles in Washington, DC pay 0% in line with the board-wide Federal Relations average of $174.6–246.9K.

How are Federal Relations salaries in Washington, DC calculated?

Salary figures are based on published job postings with salary data, normalized to annual USD equivalents. Statistical outliers are removed using interquartile range (IQR) filtering to ensure accuracy. Only positions with at least 5 data points are included.

Federal Relations salaries in Washington, DC

Federal Relations professionals in Washington, DC earn $173.3–247.8K per year on average, based on 12 jobs. Federal Relations roles in Washington, DC pay 0% in line with the board-wide average of $174.6–246.9K for Federal Relations jobs on WDIWF.

Average salary range

$173.3–247.8K

Based on 12 jobs · 0% less than the average salary on WDIWF

25th percentile

$159.8K

Average

$210.5K

75th percentile

$283.9K

Washington, DCAverage salary on WDIWF

$159.8K$283.9K

Federal Relations salaries by seniority in Washington, DC

Seniority	Avg. salary	Jobs	vs Avg. on WDIWF
Director	$188.1–262.9K	7	+7%

Other top paying titles in Washington, DC

Highest paying job titles in Washington, DC beyond Federal Relations, ranked by average salary.

Public Policy

Avg. $166.4–243.2K · 47 jobs

Government Affairs

Avg. $165.9–250K · 44 jobs

Government Relations

Avg. $139.6–200.7K · 35 jobs

Legislative Affairs

Avg. $139.4–209.8K · 25 jobs

Lobbying

Avg. $164.8–238.8K · 22 jobs

Regulatory Affairs

Avg. $167.3–243.2K · 22 jobs

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Top paying skills in Washington, DC

Highest paying skills in Washington, DC, ranked by average salary.

Government Relations

Avg. $136.6–198.9K · 43 jobs

Stakeholder Engagement

Avg. $147.2–215.6K · 34 jobs

Strategic Planning

Avg. $170.6–253.9K · 33 jobs

Policy Analysis

Avg. $148.8–225.9K · 32 jobs

Public Policy

Avg. $159–230.5K · 28 jobs

Congressional Relations

Avg. $160.9–243.5K · 22 jobs

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Other locations for Federal Relations

Compare Federal Relations salaries in other locations.

District of Columbia

Avg. $173.3–247.8K · 12 jobs

United States

Avg. $173.3–247.8K · 12 jobs

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All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.