Entry-level Accountant salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cary, Morrisville, Garner, Clayton, Apex.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$68,500
Middle 50%$60.2k–$75k
vs. all levels here−20%comparison median $86,126
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,068 and $86,760.
PercentileSalary
10th$58,226
25th$60,195
50th (median)$68,500
75th$75,000
90th$83,318

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $50k $60k FY2020: median $55,000 (19 filings) FY2021: median $53,500 (18 filings) FY2022: median $52,000 (12 filings) FY2023: median $54,496 (15 filings) FY2024: median $54,704 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 19
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$55,000$48,651$61,50019
FY2021$53,500$50,393$59,38218
FY2022$52,000$50,190$66,50012
FY2023$54,496$54,496$56,15015
FY2024$54,704$54,704$67,62514
FY2025–––9
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Raleigh's median entry-level Accountant salary of $68,500 is worth about $69,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Raleigh = 98.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Accountants and Auditors in the Raleigh, NC area earned a median of $81,950 in May 2025 (9,190 employed). The H-1B median here is $68,500, 16% 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
EYtoo few3
Deloittetoo few2
DB USA Coretoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $68,500 13
Mid-level · Level II $82,700 24
Senior · Level III $114,500 10
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$56,971$68,50013
Mid-level · Level II$74,838$82,70024
Senior · Level III$91,874$114,50010

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.