Entry-level Financial Analyst salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Concord, Belmont, Charolotte, Fort Mill, Gastonia.

Also listed as: Investment Analyst

Median salary$81,673
Middle 50%$74.1k–$88.8k
vs. all levels here−39%comparison median $133,411
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,751 and $119,150.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,217
25th$74,054
50th (median)$81,673
75th$88,772
90th$101,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $85,000 (15 filings) FY2023: median $77,750 (12 filings) FY2025: median $80,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 15
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$64,220$87,50015
FY2021–––9
FY2022–––5
FY2023$77,750$71,122$113,75012
FY2024–––8
FY2025$80,000$72,738$85,08913
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Charlotte's median entry-level Financial Analyst salary of $81,673 is worth about $83,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Financial and Investment Analysts in the Charlotte, NC area earned a median of $106,510 in May 2025 (6,790 employed). The H-1B median here is $81,673, 23% 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
EYtoo few4
Bank of Americatoo few3
Envoy Capital Advisorstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $81,673 18
Mid-level · Level II $143,076 37
Senior · Level III too few 6
Expert · Level IV $200,000 21

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$72,738$81,67318
Mid-level · Level II$91,187$143,07637
Expert · Level IV$136,469$200,00021

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.