Duke University salaries in Durham, NC

Based on 376 certified H-1B filings by Duke University in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$75,254

Middle 50%$66.2k–$100.6k

vs. all employers here−37%comparison median $119,060

Filings376FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $47,752 and $346,306.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$58,000	$52,704	$76,536	121
FY2021	$60,000	$54,325	$82,217	153
FY2022	$61,257	$56,247	$85,625	176
FY2023	$68,529	$57,851	$100,000	192
FY2024	$68,000	$60,368	$86,638	207
FY2025	$75,254	$65,000	$94,471	226
FY2026	$77,854	$69,104	$111,650	150

Job	Median here	Filings
Biochemist	$75,254	114
Medical Scientist	$69,032	26
Biological Technician	$56,287	23
Statistician	$91,059	19
Biomedical Engineer	$67,000	19
Foreign Language Professor	$60,722	18
Physicist	$84,989	14
Medical School Professor	$223,310	13
Epidemiologist	too few	9
Engineering Professor	too few	9
Business Professor	too few	7
Physician	too few	7
Research Manager (Natural Sciences)	too few	6
Systems Analyst	too few	6
Molecular and Cellular Biologist	too few	6

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Job	Median here	Filings
Computer Science Professor	too few	6
Mathematics Professor	too few	6
Chemist	too few	5
Environmental Scientist	too few	5
Economics Professor	too few	5
Electrical Engineer	too few	4
Management Consultant	too few	3
Environmental Science Teacher	too few	3
Physics Teacher	too few	3
Law Teacher	too few	3

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Durham, NC.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.