Frontend Developer salary in Durham, NC

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Chapel Hill.

Median salary$121,961
Middle 50%$116.7k–$140.3k
vs. national median−13%comparison median $140,000
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $111,722 and $161,756.
PercentileSalary
10th$116,709
25th$116,709
50th (median)$121,961
75th$140,293
90th$155,570

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2022: median $107,016 (13 filings) FY2024: median $114,099 (12 filings) FY2026: median $126,090 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 5 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 17
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–––3
FY2021–––3
FY2022$107,016$99,425$110,24013
FY2023–––5
FY2024$114,099$110,365$132,41312
FY2025–––7
FY2026$126,090$116,709$132,78117

Cost of living

Durham's median Frontend Developer salary of $121,961 is worth about $125,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Durham = 97.6).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Fidelity Investments$126,09019

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $116,709 12
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.