Entry-level Frontend Developer salary in Washington, DC

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Arlington, Herndon, Reston, Mclean, Washington Dc.

Median salary$101,421
Middle 50%$98.3k–$120.9k
vs. all levels here−20%comparison median $126,090
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $77,011 and $139,750.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,593
25th$98,250
50th (median)$101,421
75th$120,875
90th$127,130

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $76,000 (10 filings) FY2022: median $80,000 (14 filings) FY2024: median $92,694 (14 filings) FY2025: median $110,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 14
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$76,000$75,712$85,41010
FY2021–––8
FY2022$80,000$77,200$114,70014
FY2023–––6
FY2024$92,694$88,582$97,18914
FY2025$110,000$99,000$123,50013
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Washington's median entry-level Frontend Developer salary of $101,421 is worth about $93,100 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Amazontoo few5
Augusta It Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $101,421 18
Mid-level · Level II $126,090 37
Senior · Level III too few 7
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.