Senior Programmer Analyst salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 73 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cary, Morrisville, Apex, Fuquay Varina, Garner.

Also listed as: Computer Programmer

Median salary$95,000
Middle 50%$86.6k–$108.5k
vs. all levels here+4%comparison median $91,042
Filings73FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $86,570 and $126,680.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,570
25th$86,570
50th (median)$95,000
75th$108,451
90th$108,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $105,290 (14 filings) FY2021: median $105,165 (12 filings) FY2022: median $104,003 (12 filings) FY2023: median $115,000 (22 filings) FY2024: median $109,250 (24 filings) FY2025: median $108,451 (23 filings) FY2026: median $87,000 (50 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 23 filings FY25 FY2026: 50 filings FY26 50
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$105,290$105,290$110,62514
FY2021$105,165$105,165$106,38212
FY2022$104,003$99,195$110,00012
FY2023$115,000$101,255$120,00022
FY2024$109,250$106,642$118,03524
FY2025$108,451$108,451$108,50023
FY2026$87,000$86,570$99,62550

Cost of living

Raleigh's median senior Programmer Analyst salary of $95,000 is worth about $96,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Raleigh = 98.2).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few8
Skilltune Technologiestoo few6
HCLTechtoo few4
Accenturetoo few3
Gp Technologiestoo few3
Capgemini Americatoo few2
CES Enterprisetoo few2
CitiusTechtoo few2
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few2
Element Technologiestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $73,653 36
Mid-level · Level II $91,042 281
Senior · Level III $95,000 73
Expert · Level IV $110,400 37

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$73,653$73,65336
Mid-level · Level II$91,042$91,042281
Senior · Level III$86,570$95,00073
Expert · Level IV$110,302$110,40037

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.