Entry-level .NET Developer salary in Washington, DC

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Frederick, Rockville, Aldie, Clarksburg, Gaithersburg.

Median salary$101,500
Middle 50%$97.2k–$101.8k
vs. all levels here−34%comparison median $154,592
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,701 and $117,900.
PercentileSalary
10th$89,863
25th$97,159
50th (median)$101,500
75th$101,750
90th$103,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $76,345 (12 filings) FY2021: median $77,000 (12 filings) FY2022: median $82,000 (11 filings) FY2024: median $88,500 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 22
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$76,345$75,712$77,72012
FY2021$77,000$76,923$80,96512
FY2022$82,000$77,595$87,00011
FY2023–––6
FY2024$88,500$88,442$89,00022
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Washington's median entry-level .NET Developer salary of $101,500 is worth about $93,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Washington = 108.9).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Antratoo few3
ClientServer Technology Solutionstoo few2
Moxie IT Solutionstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $101,500 15
Mid-level · Level II $122,720 31
Senior · Level III $162,553 46
Expert · Level IV $189,719 37

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.