Mid-level Accountant salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 41 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fort Mill, Mooresville, Statesville, Charolette, Denver.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$90,100
Middle 50%$80.5k–$97k
vs. all levels here−5%comparison median $95,000
Filings41FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,936 and $113,573.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,936
25th$80,496
50th (median)$90,100
75th$96,953
90th$107,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $78,000 (15 filings) FY2021: median $72,000 (16 filings) FY2022: median $80,000 (21 filings) FY2023: median $90,000 (28 filings) FY2024: median $80,496 (24 filings) FY2025: median $92,550 (18 filings) FY2026: median $90,000 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 28 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 28
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$78,000$66,934$82,75015
FY2021$72,000$68,910$101,18416
FY2022$80,000$71,157$96,40021
FY2023$90,000$80,000$93,87528
FY2024$80,496$75,691$89,25024
FY2025$92,550$83,583$95,53018
FY2026$90,000$78,936$107,15023

Cost of living

Charlotte's median mid-level Accountant salary of $90,100 is worth about $92,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Charlotte = 97.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Accountants and Auditors in the Charlotte, NC area earned a median of $92,910 in May 2025 (16,820 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,100, 3% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
EY$96,95313
Deloitte$80,81810
Schaeffler Grouptoo few3
PwCtoo few2
Kpmgtoo few2
Yanjantoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $66,500 31
Mid-level · Level II $90,100 41
Senior · Level III $115,271 18
Expert · Level IV $140,000 24

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$61,173$66,50031
Mid-level · Level II$78,936$90,10041
Senior · Level III$99,840$115,27118
Expert · Level IV$116,750$140,00024

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.