H-1B salaries in Greenville, NC

Based on 168 certified H-1B filings in the Greenville, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$114,008
Middle 50%$86.7k–$253.3k
vs. national median−7%comparison median $122,699
Filings168FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,242 and $555,713.
PercentileSalary
10th$71,924
25th$86,740
50th (median)$114,008
75th$253,250
90th$383,071

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $91,545 (98 filings) FY2021: median $90,000 (86 filings) FY2022: median $106,065 (96 filings) FY2023: median $131,870 (95 filings) FY2024: median $130,000 (81 filings) FY2025: median $120,000 (91 filings) FY2026: median $110,864 (77 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 98 filings FY20 FY2021: 86 filings FY21 FY2022: 96 filings FY22 FY2023: 95 filings FY23 FY2024: 81 filings FY24 FY2025: 91 filings FY25 FY2026: 77 filings FY26 98
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$91,545$72,758$184,62598
FY2021$90,000$71,219$169,89486
FY2022$106,065$71,219$186,15696
FY2023$131,870$84,297$224,00095
FY2024$130,000$81,744$206,35581
FY2025$120,000$80,000$247,02891
FY2026$110,864$89,981$267,48977

Cost of living

Greenville's median H-1B salary of $114,008 is worth about $129,000 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$967Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Greenville, NC MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,167Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Greenville, NC MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)88.4Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$129,000Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesNC: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Industrial Engineer$100,00016
Neurologist$398,54913
Physician$293,70013
Software Engineer$115,00013
Chemist$87,14111
Medical School Professor$202,58411