Delaware H-1B salaries

From 4,445 certified H-1B filings with a worksite in Delaware (FY2025–FY2026). Base salary only.

  • #28 of 51 by filings
  • #11 of 51 by median salary
Median base salary$115,800−6% vs. national median
Middle 50%$92.4k–$147k25th to 75th percentile
Most common levelLevel II42% of leveled filings
Top metro areaPhiladelphia, PA4,130 filings in Delaware

Top cities in Delaware

Philadelphia, PA$109,84518,507 filings · rent 1BR $1,558 Dover, DE$103,751220 filings · rent 1BR $1,294 Seaford, DE$220,00093 filings

Ordered by filings with a worksite in Delaware. Figures on each card cover the whole metro area, which can cross state lines.

Top H-1B employers in Delaware

JPMorgan Chase logoJPMorgan Chase755 filings · 17%$147,500 Tata Consultancy Services logoTata Consultancy Services144 filings · 3%$91,270 Mphasis133 filings · 3%$120,000 BlackRock logoBlackRock113 filings · 3%$105,000 Barclays logoBarclays103 filings · 2%$146,064 Citi logoCiti99 filings · 2%$154,629 University Of Delaware80 filings · 2%$96,432 Cognizant logoCognizant75 filings · 2%$117,582 Christiana Care Health Services60 filings · 1%$263,020 Incyte51 filings · 1%$140,000 OneMain General Services48 filings · 1%$82,795 Bayhealth Medical Center47 filings · 1%$280,000

Filings and median salary for jobs located in Delaware.

Most filed jobs in Delaware

Software Engineer1,513 filings · 34%$131,000 Data Scientist416 filings · 9%$122,450 Programmer Analyst280 filings · 6%$92,800 QA Engineer133 filings · 3%$100,900 Systems Analyst128 filings · 3%$90,000 Statistician96 filings · 2%$139,500 Financial Analyst88 filings · 2%$119,000 Industrial Engineer66 filings · 1%$108,160 IT Manager51 filings · 1%$185,016 Network Administrator50 filings · 1%$90,715 Operations Research Analyst50 filings · 1%$102,628 Database Administrator49 filings · 1%$115,000

Delaware vs. other states

California$161,230 Washington$160,000 New York$133,000 Massachusetts$122,970 New Jersey$122,175 Virginia$119,000 Delaware$115,800 North Carolina$114,504 Texas$112,923 Georgia$109,284 Illinois$108,012 Pennsylvania$105,206 Florida$105,000

States with the most H-1B filings. Median base salary on certified filings; not adjusted for cost of living.