Senior Full Stack Developer salary in Washington, DC

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mclean, Herndon, Reston, Tysons, Rockville.

Median salary$150,758
Middle 50%$148.2k–$156k
vs. all levels here+23%comparison median $123,000
Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $122,133 and $188,829.
PercentileSalary
10th$148,221
25th$148,221
50th (median)$150,758
75th$156,000
90th$175,604

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $135k $170k FY2020: median $120,000 (12 filings) FY2021: median $119,602 (13 filings) FY2022: median $127,340 (26 filings) FY2023: median $140,000 (11 filings) FY2024: median $152,760 (14 filings) FY2025: median $148,526 (27 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 26 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 27 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 27
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$120,000$117,458$125,00012
FY2021$119,602$118,102$120,00013
FY2022$127,340$122,400$135,25026
FY2023$140,000$137,270$148,39411
FY2024$152,760$143,321$164,23414
FY2025$148,526$148,221$153,92027
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Washington's median senior Full Stack Developer salary of $150,758 is worth about $138,500 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Karsun Solutionstoo few4
T-Mobiletoo few4
Inadevtoo few3
Lcgtoo few3
Bechtel Globaltoo few2
Softramstoo 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.