Expert Full Stack Developer salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Malvern, Wilmington, Newark, West Chester, Paoli.

Median salary$146,078
Middle 50%$146.1k–$153.4k
vs. all levels here+38%comparison median $106,040
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $117,506 and $166,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$142,324
25th$146,078
50th (median)$146,078
75th$153,358
90th$153,358

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $140k $160k FY2020: median $135,200 (10 filings) FY2023: median $136,165 (14 filings) FY2024: median $140,046 (15 filings) FY2025: median $146,078 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 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$135,200$131,040$142,55010
FY2021–––7
FY2022–––9
FY2023$136,165$132,330$140,04614
FY2024$140,046$140,046$140,04615
FY2025$146,078$146,078$146,07817
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median expert Full Stack Developer salary of $146,078 is worth about $142,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Philadelphia = 102.6).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Comcast$146,07823

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $85,000 46
Mid-level · Level II $106,000 79
Senior · Level III $132,550 14
Expert · Level IV $146,078 26

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.