Mid-level Cloud Engineer salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Morrisville, Cary, Fuquay Varina, Apex, Research Triangle Park.

Median salary$113,547
Middle 50%$111.4k–$131.2k
vs. all levels here−14%comparison median $132,040
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $109,262 and $158,446.
PercentileSalary
10th$109,262
25th$111,405
50th (median)$113,547
75th$131,239
90th$149,480

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2021: median $91,646 (14 filings) FY2022: median $94,806 (12 filings) FY2023: median $101,500 (23 filings) FY2024: median $103,272 (17 filings) FY2026: median $120,000 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 23 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 23
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
Show as table
Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––7
FY2021$91,646$91,291$94,88314
FY2022$94,806$94,806$95,48712
FY2023$101,500$101,421$105,71123
FY2024$103,272$91,042$103,27217
FY2025–––7
FY2026$120,000$113,547$136,33812

Cost of living

Raleigh's median mid-level Cloud Engineer salary of $113,547 is worth about $115,700 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Avco Consultingtoo few2
Thought Bytetoo few2
Top Edge Technologytoo 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.