Electrical Engineer salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 55 certified H-1B filings in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fort Mill, York, Richburg, Concord, Huntersville.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$104,000
Middle 50%$92.8k–$120k
vs. national median−16%comparison median $123,560
Filings55FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,880 and $167,300.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,810
25th$92,800
50th (median)$104,000
75th$120,000
90th$142,230

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $85,000 (37 filings) FY2021: median $86,457 (42 filings) FY2022: median $89,076 (42 filings) FY2023: median $95,829 (39 filings) FY2024: median $111,818 (37 filings) FY2025: median $108,936 (30 filings) FY2026: median $100,700 (25 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 37 filings FY20 FY2021: 42 filings FY21 FY2022: 42 filings FY22 FY2023: 39 filings FY23 FY2024: 37 filings FY24 FY2025: 30 filings FY25 FY2026: 25 filings FY26 42
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$85,000$73,130$85,40037
FY2021$86,457$84,414$105,16542
FY2022$89,076$79,763$103,51642
FY2023$95,829$88,701$118,81239
FY2024$111,818$92,500$124,48837
FY2025$108,936$91,562$120,92330
FY2026$100,700$98,100$111,62425

Cost of living

Charlotte's median Electrical Engineer salary of $104,000 is worth about $106,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Charlotte = 97.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Charlotte, NC area earned a median of $103,360 in May 2025 (1,770 employed). The H-1B median here is $104,000, 1% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
SEL Engineering Servicestoo few6
Burns & Mcdonnell Engineering Companytoo few2
Siemens Energytoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $79,905 14
Mid-level · Level II $101,640 19
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$79,810$79,90514
Mid-level · Level II$100,610$101,64019

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.