Optum salaries in Raleigh, NC

Based on 45 certified H-1B filings by Optum in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$132,080
Middle 50%$114.3k–$140.3k
vs. all employers here+15%comparison median $114,358
Filings45FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,786 and $162,492.
PercentileSalary
10th$109,185
25th$114,341
50th (median)$132,080
75th$140,275
90th$152,052

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2021: median $108,659 (23 filings) FY2022: median $113,339 (28 filings) FY2023: median $121,222 (27 filings) FY2024: median $127,629 (32 filings) FY2025: median $127,070 (26 filings) FY2026: median $135,408 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 23 filings FY21 FY2022: 28 filings FY22 FY2023: 27 filings FY23 FY2024: 32 filings FY24 FY2025: 26 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 32
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–––9
FY2021$108,659$108,659$118,20623
FY2022$113,339$111,550$123,87928
FY2023$121,222$114,671$141,00327
FY2024$127,629$112,194$132,16332
FY2025$127,070$114,341$139,33826
FY2026$135,408$121,109$139,40119

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$132,08035
IT Managertoo few4
QA Engineertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 1
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III $132,080 15
Expert · Level IV too few 7

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.