Product Manager salary in Durham, NC

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Research Triangle Park, Morrisville, Pittsboro, Chapel Hill.

Median salary$135,998
Middle 50%$127.8k–$143.8k
vs. national median−15%comparison median $160,000
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $96,014 and $206,577.
PercentileSalary
10th$110,029
25th$127,837
50th (median)$135,998
75th$143,781
90th$160,044

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $125k $140k FY2021: median $126,086 (10 filings) FY2022: median $122,633 (12 filings) FY2023: median $129,150 (10 filings) FY2024: median $129,976 (10 filings) FY2025: median $133,300 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 13
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–––4
FY2021$126,086$107,427$145,61610
FY2022$122,633$117,671$136,10112
FY2023$129,150$101,325$154,14210
FY2024$129,976$121,475$147,87410
FY2025$133,300$129,000$153,00013
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Durham's median Product Manager salary of $135,998 is worth about $139,400 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
IBMtoo few5
Cisco Systemstoo few3

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 too few 3
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.