H-1B salaries in Raleigh, NC

Based on 10,973 certified H-1B filings in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$114,358
Middle 50%$94.8k–$139.2k
vs. national median−7%comparison median $122,699
Filings10,973FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,876 and $225,314.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,955
25th$94,827
50th (median)$114,358
75th$139,178
90th$161,200

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $90,000 (4,917 filings) FY2021: median $95,711 (4,724 filings) FY2022: median $100,757 (6,668 filings) FY2023: median $103,272 (5,930 filings) FY2024: median $105,000 (6,326 filings) FY2025: median $112,233 (6,328 filings) FY2026: median $118,128 (4,645 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4,917 filings FY20 FY2021: 4,724 filings FY21 FY2022: 6,668 filings FY22 FY2023: 5,930 filings FY23 FY2024: 6,326 filings FY24 FY2025: 6,328 filings FY25 FY2026: 4,645 filings FY26 6,668
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$90,000$78,416$106,4754,917
FY2021$95,711$81,952$115,2014,724
FY2022$100,757$88,000$122,4356,668
FY2023$103,272$90,000$127,1605,930
FY2024$105,000$90,000$130,0006,326
FY2025$112,233$92,602$136,2356,328
FY2026$118,128$96,491$140,7954,645

Cost of living

Raleigh's median H-1B salary of $114,358 is worth about $116,500 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,552Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,689Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)98.2Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$116,500Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesNC: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$128,6003,803
Systems Engineer / Architect$95,6801,701
QA Engineer$112,216632
Data Scientist$109,496562
Programmer Analyst$91,042427
Systems Analyst$102,173378
IT Manager$180,000262
Electrical Engineer$120,057255
Network Administrator$104,478212
Industrial Engineer$95,600180
Database Administrator$117,730169
Statistician$139,540150
Data Engineer$123,077144
Management Consultant$100,942136
Civil Engineer$93,309133

By job title

Solutions Architect$151k · 108 Full Stack Developer$126.9k · 95 DevOps Engineer$113.6k · 91 Product Manager$129.9k · 76 Java Developer$110.3k · 65 Cloud Engineer$132k · 62 Systems Engineer$113.6k · 56 Site Reliability Engineer$139.4k · 46 Salesforce Developer$113.5k · 42 SAP Consultant$113.5k · 39 .NET Developer$113.5k · 32 Scrum Master$115.8k · 23

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Raleigh, NC. Figure: median salary · filings.