Senior Management Consultant salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 35 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fort Mill, Concord, Waxhaw, Davidson, Kannapolis.

Also listed as: Management Analyst, Business Analyst

Median salary$120,000
Middle 50%$116.6k–$173.1k
vs. all levels here+5%comparison median $114,213
Filings35FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $114,213 and $220,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$114,213
25th$116,646
50th (median)$120,000
75th$173,140
90th$196,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $103,834 (36 filings) FY2021: median $106,496 (22 filings) FY2022: median $106,496 (21 filings) FY2023: median $107,390 (21 filings) FY2024: median $114,213 (15 filings) FY2025: median $116,646 (19 filings) FY2026: median $136,750 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 36 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 21 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 36
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$103,834$103,834$112,81436
FY2021$106,496$103,168$111,59722
FY2022$106,496$106,496$110,24021
FY2023$107,390$104,021$132,50021
FY2024$114,213$107,390$133,89015
FY2025$116,646$114,213$157,50019
FY2026$136,750$116,646$183,46016

Cost of living

Charlotte's median senior Management Consultant salary of $120,000 is worth about $123,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Management Analysts in the Charlotte, NC area earned a median of $102,920 in May 2025 (8,000 employed). The H-1B median here is $120,000, 17% 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
Cognizant$116,64611
Infosystoo few6
McKinsey & Companytoo few4
Capgemini Americatoo few3
Accenturetoo few2
Microsofttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $78,000 17
Mid-level · Level II $92,581 64
Senior · Level III $120,000 35
Expert · Level IV $140,712 33

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$67,725$78,00017
Mid-level · Level II$92,581$92,58164
Senior · Level III$116,646$120,00035
Expert · Level IV$140,712$140,71233

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.