Mid-level Computer Hardware Engineer salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Morrisville.

Also listed as: Hardware Development Engineer

Median salary$142,504
Middle 50%$116.3k–$146.3k
vs. all levels here−3%comparison median $146,637
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $103,002 and $155,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$103,102
25th$116,334
50th (median)$142,504
75th$146,261
90th$150,208

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $135k $160k FY2020: median $127,000 (23 filings) FY2022: median $129,375 (28 filings) FY2023: median $127,395 (10 filings) FY2025: median $146,261 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 23 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 28 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 28
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$127,000$115,000$135,00023
FY2021–––9
FY2022$129,375$117,090$136,42428
FY2023$127,395$125,157$129,21310
FY2024–––9
FY2025$146,261$142,952$147,01311
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Raleigh's median mid-level Computer Hardware Engineer salary of $142,504 is worth about $145,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Hardware Engineers in the Raleigh, NC area earned a median of $130,540 in May 2025 (310 employed). The H-1B median here is $142,504, 9% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Microsoft$143,40013

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 $142,504 17
Senior · Level III $163,361 11
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$116,334$142,50417
Senior · Level III$137,634$163,36111

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.