Senior Accountant salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$115,271
Middle 50%$101.3k–$149.8k
vs. all levels here+21%comparison median $95,000
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $97,928 and $198,210.
PercentileSalary
10th$99,389
25th$101,300
50th (median)$115,271
75th$149,785
90th$189,470

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $115k $150k FY2020: median $95,500 (15 filings) FY2021: median $98,465 (18 filings) FY2022: median $113,784 (26 filings) FY2023: median $141,093 (16 filings) FY2025: median $111,014 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 26 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 26
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$95,500$90,000$117,01115
FY2021$98,465$94,354$105,75018
FY2022$113,784$99,813$123,15026
FY2023$141,093$110,938$152,02816
FY2024–––7
FY2025$111,014$99,840$141,90013
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Charlotte's median senior Accountant salary of $115,271 is worth about $118,400 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 $115,271, 24% higher.

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
EYtoo few9
Schaeffler Grouptoo 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.