Mid-level Full Stack Developer salary in Washington, DC

Based on 131 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mclean, Herndon, Reston, Tysons, Rockville.

Median salary$126,090
Middle 50%$122.7k–$126.1k
vs. all levels here+3%comparison median $123,000
Filings131FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $91,582 and $172,975.
PercentileSalary
10th$94,370
25th$122,699
50th (median)$126,090
75th$126,100
90th$140,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $97,000 (49 filings) FY2021: median $97,450 (54 filings) FY2022: median $98,600 (81 filings) FY2023: median $111,000 (70 filings) FY2024: median $114,030 (81 filings) FY2025: median $122,699 (75 filings) FY2026: median $126,090 (56 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 49 filings FY20 FY2021: 54 filings FY21 FY2022: 81 filings FY22 FY2023: 70 filings FY23 FY2024: 81 filings FY24 FY2025: 75 filings FY25 FY2026: 56 filings FY26 81
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$97,000$96,595$97,98949
FY2021$97,450$97,406$98,55054
FY2022$98,600$98,550$102,00081
FY2023$111,000$110,240$114,02670
FY2024$114,030$114,026$120,75081
FY2025$122,699$122,699$126,09075
FY2026$126,090$126,090$126,50056

Cost of living

Washington's median mid-level Full Stack Developer salary of $126,090 is worth about $115,800 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Idexceltoo few7
Ipivottoo few5
Axle Informaticstoo few3
Global Allianttoo few3
Inteliroute Technologiestoo few3
Lcgtoo few3
T-Mobiletoo few3
Ascendion, Inc. (Formerly known as Collabera, Inc.)too few2
Cyberbridge International, Inc. d/b/a Creospantoo few2
Denken Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $100,000 67
Mid-level · Level II $126,090 131
Senior · Level III $150,758 34
Expert · Level IV $175,427 15

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.