Cloud Engineer salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 62 certified H-1B filings in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Morrisville, Cary, Fuquay Varina, Apex, Research Triangle Park.

Median salary$132,040
Middle 50%$113.5k–$154.9k
vs. national median+3%comparison median $127,720
Filings62FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $79,449 and $175,675.
PercentileSalary
10th$93,492
25th$113,547
50th (median)$132,040
75th$154,877
90th$160,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $104,243 (18 filings) FY2021: median $108,659 (35 filings) FY2022: median $105,420 (27 filings) FY2023: median $103,272 (35 filings) FY2024: median $116,407 (37 filings) FY2025: median $131,347 (31 filings) FY2026: median $135,408 (31 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 35 filings FY21 FY2022: 27 filings FY22 FY2023: 35 filings FY23 FY2024: 37 filings FY24 FY2025: 31 filings FY25 FY2026: 31 filings FY26 37
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$104,243$91,546$128,75018
FY2021$108,659$92,000$128,50035
FY2022$105,420$94,806$122,50027
FY2023$103,272$101,421$137,02935
FY2024$116,407$103,272$142,50137
FY2025$131,347$109,262$153,93931
FY2026$135,408$114,274$157,24831

Cost of living

Raleigh's median Cloud Engineer salary of $132,040 is worth about $134,500 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Relxtoo few6
MetLife Grouptoo few5
Lenovo (United States)too few4
Qualystoo few4
Cisco Systemstoo few3
CVS Healthtoo few2
Fordtoo few2
Avco Consultingtoo few2
Cloudbridge Solutionstoo few2
Thought Bytetoo 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 $113,547 19
Senior · Level III $140,351 17
Expert · Level IV $157,248 17

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.