Entry-level Middle School Teacher salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Wadesboro, Statesville, Rock Hill, Harrisburg, Matthews.

Also listed as: Middle School Math Teacher

Median salary$45,950
Middle 50%$44.8k–$49.9k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $45,950
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $44,760 and $70,682.
PercentileSalary
10th$44,760
25th$44,760
50th (median)$45,950
75th$49,915
90th$62,621

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $40k $50k FY2023: median $43,760 (17 filings) FY2024: median $45,950 (20 filings) FY2025: median $45,950 (13 filings) FY2026: median $44,760 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 4 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 20
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–––0
FY2021–––4
FY2022–––6
FY2023$43,760$41,070$43,76017
FY2024$45,950$45,520$46,30120
FY2025$45,950$45,950$61,24013
FY2026$44,760$44,760$44,76014

Cost of living

Charlotte's median entry-level Middle School Teacher salary of $45,950 is worth about $47,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Charlotte, NC area earned a median of $59,110 in May 2025 (6,270 employed). The H-1B median here is $45,950, 22% 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
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools$45,35510
Anson County Schoolstoo few6
Iredell-Statesville Schoolstoo few5
Rock Hill School District Threetoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $45,950 27
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$44,760$45,95027

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.