H-1B salaries in Sanford, NC

Based on 49 certified H-1B filings in the Sanford, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$85,738
Middle 50%$69.6k–$104.1k
vs. national median−30%comparison median $122,699
Filings49FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,000 and $292,448.
PercentileSalary
10th$55,382
25th$69,618
50th (median)$85,738
75th$104,101
90th$141,519

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $80,600 (24 filings) FY2021: median $71,885 (17 filings) FY2022: median $77,147 (36 filings) FY2023: median $82,000 (39 filings) FY2024: median $91,520 (29 filings) FY2025: median $74,809 (20 filings) FY2026: median $100,000 (29 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 24 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 36 filings FY22 FY2023: 39 filings FY23 FY2024: 29 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 29 filings FY26 39
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$80,600$70,416$92,61224
FY2021$71,885$67,538$92,00017
FY2022$77,147$51,250$100,67736
FY2023$82,000$75,045$96,33039
FY2024$91,520$76,752$102,88629
FY2025$74,809$58,629$95,91820
FY2026$100,000$78,645$107,68929

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Industrial Engineer$100,00013