Quantitative Analyst salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 33 certified H-1B filings in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Morrisville, Cary, Apex, Wendell.

Median salary$92,000
Middle 50%$80k–$110k
vs. national median−33%comparison median $136,461
Filings33FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $55,920 and $202,090.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,907
25th$80,000
50th (median)$92,000
75th$110,000
90th$126,003

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $81,000 (50 filings) FY2021: median $89,600 (41 filings) FY2022: median $85,000 (39 filings) FY2023: median $95,000 (15 filings) FY2024: median $90,500 (12 filings) FY2025: median $90,206 (14 filings) FY2026: median $95,000 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 50 filings FY20 FY2021: 41 filings FY21 FY2022: 39 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 50
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$81,000$65,500$86,57850
FY2021$89,600$75,000$110,00041
FY2022$85,000$75,002$112,50039
FY2023$95,000$89,394$103,50015
FY2024$90,500$85,000$132,00012
FY2025$90,206$76,175$110,00014
FY2026$95,000$88,775$110,35019

Cost of living

Raleigh's median Quantitative Analyst salary of $92,000 is worth about $93,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Financial Quantitative Analysts in the Raleigh, NC area earned a median of $77,800 in May 2025 (710 employed). The H-1B median here is $92,000, 18% 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
UBS$88,77510
First Citizens Bank and Trusttoo few4
TD Bank, National Associationtoo few3
Fifth Third Bank, National Associationtoo few2
Markit North Americatoo few2
RiskSpantoo 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 $88,025 12
Senior · Level III $102,940 10
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
Mid-level · Level II$72,384$88,02512
Senior · Level III$90,022$102,94010

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.