Senior Cloud Engineer salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Morrisville, Cary, Fuquay Varina, Apex, Research Triangle Park.

Median salary$140,351
Middle 50%$126.3k–$153k
vs. all levels here+6%comparison median $132,040
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,602 and $160,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$109,462
25th$126,256
50th (median)$140,351
75th$153,000
90th$157,000

Cost of living

Raleigh's median senior Cloud Engineer salary of $140,351 is worth about $143,000 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Relxtoo few6
Cloudbridge Solutionstoo few2
Qualystoo 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.