Optum salaries in Charlotte, NC

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings by Optum in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$120,857
Middle 50%$113k–$135.4k
vs. all employers here+6%comparison median $114,355
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $97,277 and $166,204.
PercentileSalary
10th$107,557
25th$112,986
50th (median)$120,857
75th$135,444
90th$153,893

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $115k $130k FY2022: median $123,677 (11 filings) FY2024: median $121,656 (14 filings) FY2025: median $119,687 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 1 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 2 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 15
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–––0
FY2021–––1
FY2022$123,677$96,337$141,06711
FY2023–––2
FY2024$121,656$97,828$134,85014
FY2025$119,687$112,986$136,77315
FY2026–––7

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$120,85719

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $120,857 11
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.