How much do Web Developers make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Percentile spread

For Web Developers, the published 10th percentile is $84,580 and the 90th percentile is $184,050. The difference is $99,470, which is 74.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $106,220 to the 75th at $165,690, covers $59,470.

The mean annual wage is $135,690, which sits above the median of $134,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV median is 45% higher than the national median of $92,650 for Web Developers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $123,388, which is 33.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.1% higher than the District of Columbia median of $114,690.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses District of Columbia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 108.884, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $134,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Web Developers at $123,388 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Web Developers. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ranks 1st of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 60 miles away, with a median of $107,590 and employment of 790. That median is 19.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,970, against $123,388 here.
• Winchester, VA-WV is 61 miles away, with a median of $102,380 and employment of 30. That median is 23.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,148, against $123,388 here.
• Charlottesville, VA is 85 miles away, with a median of $101,210 and employment of 130. That median is 24.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,082, against $123,388 here.

Employment share

Web Developers accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (3,840 of 3,136,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (70,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.71 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.