Expert .NET Developer salary in Washington, DC

Based on 37 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Frederick, Rockville, Aldie, Clarksburg, Gaithersburg.

Median salary$189,719
Middle 50%$180k–$205.7k
vs. all levels here+23%comparison median $154,592
Filings37FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $173,763 and $247,588.
PercentileSalary
10th$173,763
25th$180,000
50th (median)$189,719
75th$205,685
90th$219,640

Salary by year

Median salary

$140k $180k $220k FY2023: median $157,061 (14 filings) FY2024: median $165,173 (24 filings) FY2025: median $180,730 (19 filings) FY2026: median $203,357 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 1 filings FY21 FY2022: 4 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 24
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–––6
FY2021–––1
FY2022–––4
FY2023$157,061$157,061$157,06114
FY2024$165,173$165,173$165,17324
FY2025$180,730$174,667$194,37219
FY2026$203,357$185,759$207,73618

Cost of living

Washington's median expert .NET Developer salary of $189,719 is worth about $174,200 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)$189,92936

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.