Software Engineer salary in Dover, DE

Based on 42 certified H-1B filings in the Dover, DE metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Smyrna.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$102,605
Middle 50%$96.6k–$109.4k
vs. national median−26%comparison median $139,194
Filings42FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $81,484 and $149,294.
PercentileSalary
10th$89,874
25th$96,637
50th (median)$102,605
75th$109,424
90th$124,798

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $90,000 (27 filings) FY2021: median $90,000 (21 filings) FY2022: median $92,041 (20 filings) FY2023: median $95,000 (18 filings) FY2024: median $95,535 (16 filings) FY2025: median $96,637 (31 filings) FY2026: median $106,974 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 21 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 31 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 31
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$90,000$88,500$91,56027
FY2021$90,000$89,700$105,76821
FY2022$92,041$91,894$100,74020
FY2023$95,000$82,370$95,70118
FY2024$95,535$89,548$102,87516
FY2025$96,637$96,637$107,52631
FY2026$106,974$98,112$109,00211

Cost of living

Dover's median Software Engineer salary of $102,605 is worth about $105,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dover = 97.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Dover, DE area earned a median of $107,530 in May 2025 (250 employed). The H-1B median here is $102,605, 5% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Aggregate Software Technologytoo few3
Delasofttoo few3
Lex Nimble Solutionstoo few3
Novameghatoo few3
AffluentTEKtoo few2
Busitants Incorporatedtoo few2
Data S Solutionstoo few2
ERP Analyststoo few2
Kia Infotechtoo few2
Mahaughatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $103,210 29
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$96,637$103,21029

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.