H-1B salaries in Lynchburg, VA

Based on 170 certified H-1B filings in the Lynchburg, VA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$96,069
Middle 50%$79.5k–$121.7k
vs. national median−22%comparison median $122,699
Filings170FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $47,189 and $670,650.
PercentileSalary
10th$67,925
25th$79,530
50th (median)$96,069
75th$121,680
90th$309,220

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $85k $120k FY2020: median $66,061 (100 filings) FY2021: median $80,000 (59 filings) FY2022: median $78,354 (113 filings) FY2023: median $88,423 (72 filings) FY2024: median $80,558 (86 filings) FY2025: median $93,217 (98 filings) FY2026: median $109,131 (72 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 100 filings FY20 FY2021: 59 filings FY21 FY2022: 113 filings FY22 FY2023: 72 filings FY23 FY2024: 86 filings FY24 FY2025: 98 filings FY25 FY2026: 72 filings FY26 113
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$66,061$61,152$88,639100
FY2021$80,000$66,857$96,10659
FY2022$78,354$65,562$96,300113
FY2023$88,423$64,700$109,36572
FY2024$80,558$66,725$101,80386
FY2025$93,217$75,962$105,63998
FY2026$109,131$85,842$213,84072

Cost of living

Lynchburg's median H-1B salary of $96,069 is worth about $107,500 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$971Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Lynchburg, VA MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,117Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Lynchburg, VA MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)89.4Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$107,500Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesVA: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$85,84231
Software Engineer$108,33314
Physician$307,46713
Programmer Analyst$90,85411