Senior Mechanical Engineer salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Concord, Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Davidson, Gastonia.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$114,832
Middle 50%$107k–$119.1k
vs. all levels here+20%comparison median $96,000
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $100,256 and $147,150.
PercentileSalary
10th$101,304
25th$107,016
50th (median)$114,832
75th$119,100
90th$130,086

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $91,000 (11 filings) FY2021: median $94,603 (12 filings) FY2022: median $95,818 (14 filings) FY2025: median $113,903 (10 filings) FY2026: median $116,951 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 14
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$91,000$84,500$95,95111
FY2021$94,603$90,957$115,75012
FY2022$95,818$90,744$109,67414
FY2023–––8
FY2024–––9
FY2025$113,903$102,001$115,00010
FY2026$116,951$107,016$119,70010

Cost of living

Charlotte's median senior Mechanical Engineer salary of $114,832 is worth about $118,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Charlotte, NC area earned a median of $101,950 in May 2025 (2,470 employed). The H-1B median here is $114,832, 13% 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
General Motors Companytoo few2
Nascar Event Managementtoo few2
Siemens Energytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $76,032 24
Mid-level · Level II $93,600 49
Senior · Level III $114,832 20
Expert · Level IV $131,200 16

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$67,870$76,03224
Mid-level · Level II$84,053$93,60049
Senior · Level III$100,256$114,83220
Expert · Level IV$121,139$131,20016

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.