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District of Columbia · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in District of Columbia

The median web developer wage in District of Columbia is $55.14 an hour, 24% above the US median. A freelancer there should charge about $70–$110 an hour — $1,250–$2,000 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$1,250–$2,000

About 18 hours at $70–$110 an hour, the freelance rate in District of Columbia. Plus $55–$130 a month for hosting and updates.

Web design rates in District of Columbia

Web designer pay in District of Columbia

Median web developer wage
$55.14/hr
$114,700 a year
Freelance rate
$70–$110
an hour, estimated
Rank among states
4th
of 49 with published data
District of ColumbiaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$55.14$57.35430
Web and digital interface designers$51.76$56.03480

A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for District of Columbia.

What to charge for a website in District of Columbia

At $70–$110 an hour. Price the job, not the hours: quote the project, and use these to check you are not working for less than a District of Columbia employee would.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$55–$130
Five-page business site$1,250–$2,000$55–$130
Five pages with online booking$1,550–$2,400$55–$130
Eight pages, copy written for them$2,750–$4,300$55–$130
Small online shop$2,150–$3,400$55–$130

Prices for a particular business — a restaurant, a dentist, a plumber — are in website cost by business.

States with similar rates

Web design rates in District of Columbia's metro areas

BLS publishes figures for one metro area in District of Columbia:

  • Washington — $64.59 an hour (median web developer wage)

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Questions

How much do web designers make in District of Columbia?+

The median web developer wage in District of Columbia is $55.14 an hour, about $114,700 a year (BLS, May 2025). Web and digital interface designers earn a median $51.76 an hour.

How much do freelance web designers charge in District of Columbia?+

About $70–$110 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in District of Columbia?+

A five-page small-business website built by a District of Columbia freelancer costs about $1,250–$2,000, plus $55–$130 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in District of Columbia?+

BLS counts 430 employed web developers and 480 web and digital interface designers in District of Columbia. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.