Full Stack Developer salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 95 certified H-1B filings in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Fuquay Varina, Garner.

Median salary$126,880
Middle 50%$113.5k–$131.1k
vs. national median+12%comparison median $112,986
Filings95FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $86,500 and $182,304.
PercentileSalary
10th$109,262
25th$113,547
50th (median)$126,880
75th$131,120
90th$148,710

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $89,750 (12 filings) FY2021: median $94,806 (23 filings) FY2022: median $109,275 (40 filings) FY2023: median $103,692 (46 filings) FY2024: median $118,352 (54 filings) FY2025: median $122,191 (62 filings) FY2026: median $131,120 (33 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 23 filings FY21 FY2022: 40 filings FY22 FY2023: 46 filings FY23 FY2024: 54 filings FY24 FY2025: 62 filings FY25 FY2026: 33 filings FY26 62
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$89,750$85,987$100,87512
FY2021$94,806$91,291$111,83023
FY2022$109,275$94,806$132,63840
FY2023$103,692$101,421$120,67146
FY2024$118,352$103,272$127,62954
FY2025$122,191$109,447$127,79662
FY2026$131,120$114,000$135,40833

Cost of living

Raleigh's median Full Stack Developer salary of $126,880 is worth about $129,300 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
MetLife Group$127,79642
FedExtoo few4
Eliassen Grouptoo few3
Pundittoo few3
Accelontoo few2
Anjustoo few2
E-Giants Technologiestoo few2
Eagle Eye Technologiestoo 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 $113,547 34
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.