Senior Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Greensboro, NC

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes High Point, Colfax, Liberty, Whitsett.

Median salary$95,089
Middle 50%$83.9k–$108.1k
vs. all levels here+10%comparison median $86,400
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,949 and $161,569.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,949
25th$83,949
50th (median)$95,089
75th$108,125
90th$123,263

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $85,682 (26 filings) FY2021: median $76,000 (25 filings) FY2022: median $85,868 (22 filings) FY2023: median $90,750 (16 filings) FY2024: median $84,475 (18 filings) FY2025: median $89,513 (18 filings) FY2026: median $101,750 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 25 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 26
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$85,682$85,363$90,00026
FY2021$76,000$75,899$91,85025
FY2022$85,868$75,338$100,48522
FY2023$90,750$81,806$106,05516
FY2024$84,475$75,192$92,63818
FY2025$89,513$83,949$100,95218
FY2026$101,750$95,083$117,50010

Cost of living

Greensboro's median senior Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $95,089 is worth about $102,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Greensboro = 92.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Greensboro, NC area earned a median of $96,070 in May 2025 (450 employed). The H-1B median here is $95,089, 1% lower.

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
Cognizanttoo few8
Infosystoo few4
LTIMindtreetoo few4
Wiprotoo few2
Bytewaretoo 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 $69,618 62
Senior · Level III $95,089 28
Expert · Level IV $120,536 17

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$64,771$69,61862
Senior · Level III$95,077$95,08928
Expert · Level IV$120,536$120,53617

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.