How many sign shops are in District of Columbia, and what do they pay?
Where District of Columbia sits in the state ranking
Every state's shop count, ranked, is on the home page. The most shops: Texas with 748. U.S. total: 7,672 shops, 76,766 employees, $65,386 average pay.
Sign shops in District of Columbia since 2014
District of Columbia had 2 sign shops in 2014 and 1 in 2025, 1 fewer. Every state's pay, ranked, is on the sign maker salary page.
| Year | Sign shops | Employees | Weekly pay | Annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | — | — | withheld |
| 2024 | 1 | — | — | withheld |
| 2019 | 1 | — | — | withheld |
| 2018 | 1 | — | — | withheld |
| 2017 | 0 | — | — | withheld |
| 2016 | 1 | — | — | withheld |
| 2015 | 1 | — | — | withheld |
| 2014 | 2 | — | — | withheld |
Sign shops by metro area in District of Columbia
The largest metro areas touching District of Columbia, from the BLS 2024 metro figures, the latest year published for metro areas. A metro area that crosses a state line is counted whole. "Concentration" compares sign shops' share of the area's private employers with their share nationally (1.00× = the national share).
| Metro area | Sign shops | Employees | Avg pay | Concentration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington areaDistrict of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia | 74 | — | — | 0.54× |
Every metro area, ranked by sign shops.
Putting up a sign in District of Columbia
Every city these shops sell into permits signs under its own code, and the permit is usually the longest step in a sign job. PrinterFlo's sign-code summaries by city set out, for the cities covered so far, what needs a permit, the size limits and what the city checks before a sign goes up.
Common questions
How many sign shops are in District of Columbia?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 1 sign manufacturing establishments in District of Columbia in 2025 (annual average, private employers), ranking District of Columbia 51 of 51 states. Together they employed 0 people, about 0 per shop.
How much do sign makers make in District of Columbia?
The BLS withheld District of Columbia's pay figure for 2025 to protect a small number of employers. The U.S. sign industry average was $65,386.
What counts as a sign shop in these figures?
An establishment with payroll classified under NAICS 339950, Sign Manufacturing: businesses whose main activity is making signs, including electric and non-electric signs, channel letters, printed banners and vehicle graphics. Print shops, engravers and installation contractors classified under other codes are not included, and neither are owner-only shops with no employees.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), annual averages, private ownership, NAICS 339950 Sign Manufacturing, District of Columbia, 2014 to 2025 annual averages (metro areas 2024), read September 24, 2026. Average pay = total annual wages ÷ annual average employment. Ranks computed from the 51 states with a published establishment count.