H-1B salaries in Kinston, NC

Based on 64 certified H-1B filings in the Kinston, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$95,000
Middle 50%$89.4k–$110k
vs. national median−23%comparison median $122,699
Filings64FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,843 and $482,362.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,870
25th$89,440
50th (median)$95,000
75th$110,000
90th$150,100

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $67,450 (17 filings) FY2021: median $68,380 (12 filings) FY2022: median $80,527 (10 filings) FY2023: median $71,531 (22 filings) FY2024: median $70,000 (24 filings) FY2025: median $110,000 (19 filings) FY2026: median $94,702 (45 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 45 filings FY26 45
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$67,450$51,950$110,47417
FY2021$68,380$53,000$77,26712
FY2022$80,527$70,512$224,00010
FY2023$71,531$63,336$93,89722
FY2024$70,000$70,000$80,77224
FY2025$110,000$82,661$112,79719
FY2026$94,702$89,440$101,96245

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Industrial Engineer$90,00022
Mechanical Engineer$95,00017