Mid-level Financial Analyst salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Morrisville, Cary, Wendell, Apex, Clayton.

Also listed as: Investment Analyst

Median salary$96,380
Middle 50%$87.8k–$135k
vs. all levels here−9%comparison median $105,541
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $87,110 and $180,950.
PercentileSalary
10th$87,443
25th$87,776
50th (median)$96,380
75th$135,000
90th$175,000

Cost of living

Raleigh's median mid-level Financial Analyst salary of $96,380 is worth about $98,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Financial and Investment Analysts in the Raleigh, NC area earned a median of $99,200 in May 2025 (1,380 employed). The H-1B median here is $96,380, 3% 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 few3
Epic Gamestoo few2
Lenovo (United States)too few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $96,380 16
Senior · Level III too few 4
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$87,776$96,38016

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.