North Carolina H-1B salaries

Employers filed 56,207 certified H-1B applications for jobs in North Carolina between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $112,986 a year.

Median salary offered: $112,986
Middle half earn: $91,978 to $135,200
Top 10% earn over: $159,862
Certified filings: 56,207

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

Top employers

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp	2,420	$103,210	$92,602 – $118,500
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	1,654	$125,119	$116,709 – $148,382
Infosys Limited	1,635	$92,498	$81,266 – $101,712
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	1,226	$86,798	$77,958 – $107,000
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC	979	$118,810	$110,365 – $132,413
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	942	$153,500	$115,000 – $198,860
Lowe's Companies, Inc.	876	$130,021	$112,986 – $134,347
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	795	$134,347	$116,080 – $153,962
Randstad Digital, LLC	705	$130,000	$120,515 – $135,000
HCL America Inc	637	$109,262	$91,042 – $125,280
Bank of America N.A.	634	$150,000	$131,475 – $165,000
Duke University	630	$74,491	$64,031 – $94,712
DB Global Technology, Inc.	608	$134,790	$115,000 – $142,025
IBM Corporation	603	$106,912	$99,819 – $139,192
Compunnel Software Group, Inc	554	$116,000	$106,000 – $124,000
Cisco Systems, Inc.	532	$128,200	$113,900 – $138,000
RELX, Inc.	509	$120,000	$97,185 – $147,000
Microsoft Corporation	468	$143,215	$131,955 – $159,119
Accenture LLP	444	$118,102	$103,210 – $138,174
North Carolina State University	433	$75,000	$60,000 – $100,000
Synechron Inc.	401	$113,000	$105,000 – $125,000
Capgemini America Inc	399	$128,232	$110,000 – $139,214
Truist Bank	364	$133,294	$120,000 – $148,000
Deloitte Consulting LLP	354	$141,400	$112,986 – $169,425
LTIMindtree Limited	334	$107,000	$86,845 – $115,975
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	321	$90,071	$68,182 – $130,000
Persistent Systems Limited	279	$91,354	$81,266 – $104,352
Charter Communications, Inc.	248	$116,294	$111,997 – $134,525
Wipro Limited	230	$90,188	$86,400 – $106,535
MetLife Group, Inc.	224	$123,358	$114,504 – $131,852
CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.	199	$113,797	$108,379 – $125,878
UBS Business Solutions US LLC	198	$127,950	$111,512 – $146,875
Mphasis Corporation	180	$125,000	$107,750 – $135,000
NetApp, Inc.	168	$140,000	$125,119 – $161,534
Moody's Investors Service, Inc.	164	$141,112	$126,801 – $160,613
Innova Solutions, Inc.	163	$128,232	$112,986 – $133,536
Lenovo (United States) Inc	163	$104,686	$85,800 – $119,018
Credit Karma LLC	162	$180,968	$155,400 – $198,694
Google LLC	162	$139,000	$126,000 – $150,000
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings	161	$130,000	$108,410 – $145,912
U.S. Bank National Association	156	$121,768	$112,424 – $136,696
Kforce Inc.	138	$117,832	$112,424 – $133,536
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	134	$160,000	$146,800 – $177,275
NTT DATA Americas, Inc.	126	$111,831	$105,500 – $123,063
Red Hat, Inc.	123	$125,549	$110,528 – $148,554
Tabner Inc	122	$112,424	$106,974 – $112,986
Triad Math and Science Academy Co.	121	$60,000	$55,000 – $67,000
Oracle America, Inc.	121	$139,018	$128,232 – $154,877
FIS Management Services, LLC	121	$132,500	$117,100 – $145,627
Siemens Industry, Inc.	121	$112,000	$99,445 – $130,520

Top job titles

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Software Developer	2,874	$112,424	$103,500 – $117,000
Software Engineer	2,469	$112,424	$98,096 – $125,000
Senior Software Engineer	1,144	$133,536	$125,691 – $140,000
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	848	$104,520	$97,406 – $113,797
Senior Software Developer	581	$130,000	$115,000 – $135,000
Architect	561	$81,266	$75,816 – $103,210
Data Engineer	558	$107,016	$91,645 – $116,984
Senior Software Engineer/Developer	446	$116,709	$110,365 – $117,832
Principal Software Engineer/Developer	439	$132,413	$131,120 – $141,170
Senior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	422	$81,266	$75,816 – $86,798
Assistant Professor	389	$107,770	$88,658 – $139,050
Teacher	385	$41,440	$39,030 – $45,720
Assistant Vice President	339	$136,500	$128,050 – $140,000
Lead Software Engineer	327	$134,347	$132,679 – $149,734
Senior Data Engineer	308	$129,916	$116,709 – $143,761
Senior Manager JC45 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	287	$128,461	$119,018 – $140,795
Technology Consultant 2	285	$86,798	$86,798 – $94,952
Java Developer	274	$106,974	$91,042 – $113,000
Elementary School Teacher	268	$53,060	$44,860 – $59,180
Principal Full Stack Engineer	257	$135,253	$132,413 – $145,669
Computer Programmer	248	$89,814	$74,300 – $93,454
Senior Full Stack Engineer	240	$116,709	$110,365 – $117,832
Mgr. JC50 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	231	$102,669	$98,384 – $112,216
DevOps Engineer	223	$106,974	$91,406 – $114,200
Application Developer	213	$106,642	$91,300 – $112,424
Analyst	202	$85,000	$84,510 – $93,101
Developer	188	$91,042	$87,714 – $110,000
Software Engineer III	184	$130,654	$113,410 – $145,000
SA JC60 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	184	$86,341	$81,037 – $92,310
Data Scientist	181	$108,285	$90,000 – $130,000
Software Engineer II	181	$112,315	$97,185 – $121,000
Technical Lead	175	$87,714	$77,958 – $108,631
Postdoctoral Associate	174	$65,000	$62,000 – $69,104
Business Analyst	161	$91,500	$83,000 – $100,506
Project Manager	160	$106,413	$90,213 – $120,000
Systems Analyst	158	$100,000	$93,000 – $114,378
Software Engineering	157	$141,200	$131,820 – $153,800
Computer Systems Analyst	156	$93,101	$88,358 – $101,775
Data Analyst	154	$92,000	$84,500 – $107,016
Director, Software Engineering	146	$159,494	$154,482 – $164,486
Programmer Analyst	143	$93,200	$80,000 – $109,262
Principal Data Engineer	140	$136,644	$128,362 – $148,210
Research Associate Senior	139	$75,254	$66,982 – $77,854
Manager	137	$170,000	$150,000 – $181,280
Package Consultant	122	$100,589	$88,358 – $100,589
Validation Engineer	121	$90,000	$85,000 – $96,000
Principal Software Engineer	119	$150,345	$131,766 – $157,166
Technology Lead - US	117	$81,266	$75,816 – $81,266
Applications Consultant 3	112	$135,100	$133,536 – $141,500
Systems Engineer	109	$92,000	$85,860 – $102,500

Cities

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Charlotte, NC	18,365	$113,000	$95,000 – $135,200
Durham, NC	8,309	$117,832	$100,589 – $139,214
Raleigh, NC	5,725	$108,160	$91,042 – $132,000
Cary, NC	4,704	$112,486	$92,602 – $135,000
Morrisville, NC	3,498	$112,769	$93,101 – $135,000
Greensboro, NC	1,417	$99,819	$78,603 – $124,000
Apex, NC	1,345	$123,115	$103,272 – $151,986
Concord, NC	1,118	$119,215	$104,520 – $141,974
Huntersville, NC	664	$113,797	$103,818 – $136,304
Holly Springs, NC	606	$120,000	$100,035 – $150,100
Research Triangle Park, NC	577	$116,200	$94,200 – $134,618
Fuquay Varina, NC	515	$120,000	$109,262 – $141,510
Winston-Salem, NC	515	$94,141	$64,948 – $125,913
Chapel Hill, NC	457	$96,100	$70,533 – $130,568
Garner, NC	419	$117,362	$103,272 – $135,454
Mooresville, NC	340	$113,000	$91,291 – $135,000
Winston Salem, NC	330	$86,493	$66,524 – $111,834
Davidson, NC	292	$115,002	$98,030 – $137,853
High Point, NC	292	$100,526	$83,871 – $124,088
Indian Trail, NC	263	$115,000	$106,974 – $146,000
Fuquay-Varina, NC	253	$115,752	$103,300 – $136,302
Greenville, NC	240	$120,000	$85,550 – $253,250
Rocky Mount, NC	219	$50,090	$39,040 – $84,282
Fayetteville, NC	196	$75,483	$44,652 – $102,547
Wake Forest, NC	191	$113,600	$102,128 – $139,358
Harrisburg, NC	186	$119,519	$106,980 – $145,097
Monroe, NC	186	$115,366	$98,862 – $138,180
Waxhaw, NC	165	$126,651	$105,000 – $145,184
New Hill, NC	161	$130,000	$110,240 – $155,000
Wilmington, NC	158	$80,704	$69,000 – $104,247
Wendell, NC	144	$111,004	$97,810 – $130,000
Wilson, NC	141	$77,522	$58,000 – $108,098
Salisbury, NC	138	$109,812	$86,808 – $125,310
Burlington, NC	122	$101,848	$75,142 – $130,698
Matthews, NC	122	$126,048	$107,302 – $146,705
Whitakers, NC	111	$96,000	$84,800 – $102,526
Asheville, NC	108	$92,038	$68,472 – $203,250
Clayton, NC	107	$105,100	$85,000 – $130,021
Henderson, NC	101	$49,330	$41,420 – $58,060
Gastonia, NC	100	$108,444	$86,920 – $124,260

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	4,238	$110,365
2024	20,035	$110,000
2025	20,210	$113,797
2026	11,724	$115,625