Entry-level IT Manager salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fort Mill, Concord, Huntersville, Indian Land, Waxhaw.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$140,000
Middle 50%$123.5k–$149k
vs. all levels here−26%comparison median $188,612
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $114,878 and $176,280.
PercentileSalary
10th$116,927
25th$123,469
50th (median)$140,000
75th$149,000
90th$157,480

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $120k $160k FY2020: median $94,266 (25 filings) FY2021: median $101,712 (23 filings) FY2022: median $101,712 (19 filings) FY2023: median $109,314 (16 filings) FY2024: median $114,878 (15 filings) FY2025: median $139,662 (15 filings) FY2026: median $148,435 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 25 filings FY20 FY2021: 23 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 25
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$94,266$94,266$100,00025
FY2021$101,712$96,117$121,37023
FY2022$101,712$101,712$111,14319
FY2023$109,314$107,286$120,37216
FY2024$114,878$111,342$115,74015
FY2025$139,662$121,735$148,00015
FY2026$148,435$125,102$149,60910

Cost of living

Charlotte's median entry-level IT Manager salary of $140,000 is worth about $143,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Charlotte, NC area earned a median of $176,840 in May 2025 (8,120 employed). The H-1B median here is $140,000, 21% 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
Asphalt Buyer IItoo few3
Deloittetoo few2
AvidXchangetoo few2
Belktoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $140,000 25
Mid-level · Level II $163,022 98
Senior · Level III $192,752 87
Expert · Level IV $232,832 91

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$123,469$140,00025
Mid-level · Level II$145,184$163,02298
Senior · Level III$175,469$192,75287
Expert · Level IV$217,776$232,83291

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.