Backend Developer salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Gastonia, Indian Land, Indian Trail, Huntersville, Concord.

Median salary$112,430
Middle 50%$91.6k–$133.9k
vs. national median−30%comparison median $161,568
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,387 and $192,964.
PercentileSalary
10th$81,963
25th$91,645
50th (median)$112,430
75th$133,942
90th$174,324

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $120k $140k FY2022: median $120,058 (10 filings) FY2024: median $127,016 (10 filings) FY2025: median $112,986 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 5 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 14
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–––3
FY2021–––9
FY2022$120,058$95,000$158,50710
FY2023–––5
FY2024$127,016$110,724$145,10210
FY2025$112,986$91,874$150,05814
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Charlotte's median Backend Developer salary of $112,430 is worth about $115,500 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
IT Americatoo few2
Limelightlogictoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $112,427 12
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.