Entry-level Java Developer salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 39 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Concord, Fort Mill, Huntersville, Mooresville, Indian Land.

Median salary$91,645
Middle 50%$91.3k–$92.8k
vs. all levels here−18%comparison median $112,424
Filings39FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,549 and $104,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$74,000
25th$91,291
50th (median)$91,645
75th$92,800
90th$96,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2021: median $93,142 (40 filings) FY2023: median $84,000 (11 filings) FY2024: median $90,000 (18 filings) FY2025: median $91,673 (24 filings) FY2026: median $91,291 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 40 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 24 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 40
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–––8
FY2021$93,142$93,142$93,14240
FY2022–––5
FY2023$84,000$82,139$85,86911
FY2024$90,000$85,738$91,64518
FY2025$91,673$91,645$93,60024
FY2026$91,291$91,291$92,00015

Cost of living

Charlotte's median entry-level Java Developer salary of $91,645 is worth about $94,100 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Geo Logic Systemstoo few3
Abhyanth Solutionstoo few2
Beaconfire Staffing Solutionstoo few2
Multi Cloud Techtoo few2
Patton Labstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $91,645 39
Mid-level · Level II $112,424 155
Senior · Level III $133,536 35
Expert · Level IV $155,688 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.