Mid-level Cloud Engineer salary in Durham, NC

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Morrisville.

Median salary$116,709
Middle 50%$116.7k–$117.8k
vs. all levels here−6%comparison median $124,602
Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $100,929 and $119,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$116,709
25th$116,709
50th (median)$116,709
75th$117,832
90th$117,985

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2022: median $94,806 (14 filings) FY2023: median $101,421 (15 filings) FY2024: median $110,365 (16 filings) FY2025: median $117,832 (11 filings) FY2026: median $116,709 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 21 filings FY26 21
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–––8
FY2021–––6
FY2022$94,806$88,629$101,03114
FY2023$101,421$101,265$110,36515
FY2024$110,365$110,365$110,39916
FY2025$117,832$117,832$117,84111
FY2026$116,709$116,709$116,70921

Cost of living

Durham's median mid-level Cloud Engineer salary of $116,709 is worth about $119,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Durham = 97.6).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Fidelity Investments$116,70926
CitiusTechtoo few2
Isolve Technologytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $116,709 32
Senior · Level III $141,170 16
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.