Web Developer salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Wilmington, Malvern, Exton, West Chester, Mt Laurel Township.

Also listed as: Front End Developer, Developer User Interface

Median salary$86,653
Middle 50%$74.9k–$87k
vs. national median+2%comparison median $85,000
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,652 and $162,823.
PercentileSalary
10th$74,048
25th$74,880
50th (median)$86,653
75th$87,000
90th$96,504

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $62,500 (173 filings) FY2021: median $62,500 (84 filings) FY2022: median $65,000 (91 filings) FY2023: median $74,298 (16 filings) FY2025: median $87,000 (12 filings) FY2026: median $74,880 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 173 filings FY20 FY2021: 84 filings FY21 FY2022: 91 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 4 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 173
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$62,500$60,237$74,256173
FY2021$62,500$61,339$74,71484
FY2022$65,000$65,000$78,39591
FY2023$74,298$67,392$88,81616
FY2024–––4
FY2025$87,000$86,653$87,00012
FY2026$74,880$74,464$84,52115

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median Web Developer salary of $86,653 is worth about $84,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Web Developers in the Philadelphia, PA area earned a median of $94,570 in May 2025 (810 employed). The H-1B median here is $86,653, 8% 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
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few6
Strong Point Consultingtoo few3
Horizon International Trdtoo few2
Niktor ITtoo few2
Tek Gigztoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $77,020 22
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$74,048$77,02022

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.