Web Developer salary in Washington, DC

Based on 50 certified H-1B filings in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Manassas, Rockville, Mclean, Reston, Herndon.

Also listed as: Front End Developer, Developer User Interface

Median salary$98,240
Middle 50%$98.2k–$107.7k
vs. national median+16%comparison median $85,000
Filings50FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $77,673 and $485,286.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,600
25th$98,238
50th (median)$98,240
75th$107,661
90th$119,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $75,587 (84 filings) FY2021: median $72,384 (51 filings) FY2022: median $73,154 (47 filings) FY2023: median $86,278 (27 filings) FY2024: median $86,300 (30 filings) FY2025: median $98,240 (37 filings) FY2026: median $107,661 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 84 filings FY20 FY2021: 51 filings FY21 FY2022: 47 filings FY22 FY2023: 27 filings FY23 FY2024: 30 filings FY24 FY2025: 37 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 84
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$75,587$75,587$75,58784
FY2021$72,384$72,384$73,15451
FY2022$73,154$73,154$84,34447
FY2023$86,278$84,344$89,53527
FY2024$86,300$86,278$86,30030
FY2025$98,240$98,238$100,23037
FY2026$107,661$107,661$108,00013

Cost of living

Washington's median Web Developer salary of $98,240 is worth about $90,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Web Developers in the Washington, DC area earned a median of $134,350 in May 2025 (3,840 employed). The H-1B median here is $98,240, 27% 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
Saggi Solutions$98,24013
Computer Packagestoo few4
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authoritytoo few3
Snikfendtoo few3
Ipivottoo few2
Superior Pavingtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $79,300 10
Mid-level · Level II $98,240 33
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$78,582$79,30010
Mid-level · Level II$98,238$98,24033

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.