H-1B salaries in Rocky Mount, NC

Based on 254 certified H-1B filings in the Rocky Mount, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$68,435
Middle 50%$43.4k–$96.6k
vs. national median−44%comparison median $122,699
Filings254FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $36,540 and $339,767.
PercentileSalary
10th$38,750
25th$43,363
50th (median)$68,435
75th$96,595
90th$116,721

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $77,240 (44 filings) FY2021: median $80,235 (48 filings) FY2022: median $79,876 (86 filings) FY2023: median $79,019 (141 filings) FY2024: median $70,098 (164 filings) FY2025: median $66,820 (165 filings) FY2026: median $83,096 (89 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 44 filings FY20 FY2021: 48 filings FY21 FY2022: 86 filings FY22 FY2023: 141 filings FY23 FY2024: 164 filings FY24 FY2025: 165 filings FY25 FY2026: 89 filings FY26 165
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$77,240$73,174$116,53344
FY2021$80,235$71,053$93,17948
FY2022$79,876$60,669$96,24186
FY2023$79,019$39,020$89,120141
FY2024$70,098$39,000$92,128164
FY2025$66,820$43,343$92,500165
FY2026$83,096$45,000$104,00089

Cost of living

Rocky Mount's median H-1B salary of $68,435 is worth about $77,800 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$972Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Rocky Mount, NC MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,167Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Rocky Mount, NC MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)88.0Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$77,800Median 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$94,24251
Elementary School Teacher$43,08747
High School Teacher$44,74737
Mechanical Engineer$99,28622
Middle School Teacher$43,36318
Electrical Engineer$91,43112
Physician$292,28211
Software Engineer$102,29810