Expert IT Manager salary in Durham, NC

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Morrisville, Pittsboro, Research Triangle Park, Chapel Hill.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$213,908
Middle 50%$209.2k–$229k
vs. all levels here+36%comparison median $157,187
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $160,117 and $284,630.
PercentileSalary
10th$201,885
25th$209,206
50th (median)$213,908
75th$229,000
90th$246,201

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $155k $200k FY2020: median $173,326 (16 filings) FY2021: median $131,851 (16 filings) FY2022: median $160,035 (14 filings) FY2024: median $190,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 16
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$173,326$148,100$188,66516
FY2021$131,851$126,651$166,25416
FY2022$160,035$131,851$181,15014
FY2023–––6
FY2024$190,000$188,573$225,00013
FY2025–––6
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Durham's median expert IT Manager salary of $213,908 is worth about $219,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Durham = 97.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Durham, NC area earned a median of $176,190 in May 2025 (4,170 employed). The H-1B median here is $213,908, 21% higher.

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
NetApptoo few2
Outset Medicaltoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $149,781 20
Senior · Level III $199,500 10
Expert · Level IV $213,908 15

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$147,722$149,78120
Senior · Level III$175,698$199,50010
Expert · Level IV$201,885$213,90815

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.