Software Engineer salary in Lynchburg, VA

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings in the Lynchburg, VA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Forest.

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

Median salary$108,333
Middle 50%$93.2k–$114.7k
vs. national median−22%comparison median $139,194
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,040 and $154,204.
PercentileSalary
10th$90,000
25th$93,169
50th (median)$108,333
75th$114,677
90th$131,703

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $88,552 (14 filings) FY2021: median $89,420 (10 filings) FY2022: median $121,400 (15 filings) FY2024: median $115,981 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 5 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 15
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$88,552$88,504$88,71614
FY2021$89,420$87,817$98,63010
FY2022$121,400$95,750$139,60015
FY2023–––5
FY2024$115,981$97,915$125,22811
FY2025–––9
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Lynchburg's median Software Engineer salary of $108,333 is worth about $121,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Lynchburg = 89.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Lynchburg, VA area earned a median of $109,840 in May 2025 (510 employed). The H-1B median here is $108,333, 1% 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
Computer Sciencestoo few3
Innerspec Technologiestoo few2
L3Harris Technologiestoo 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 – 0
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.