Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary in Durham, NC

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Research Triangle Park, Morrisville.

Also listed as: Compliance Specialist

Median salary$98,001
Middle 50%$63.6k–$111.2k
vs. national median+10%comparison median $89,107
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,790 and $138,241.
PercentileSalary
10th$59,647
25th$63,611
50th (median)$98,001
75th$111,207
90th$123,019

Cost of living

Durham's median Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary of $98,001 is worth about $100,400 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Regulatory Affairs Specialists in the Durham, NC area earned a median of $83,780 in May 2025 (870 employed). The H-1B median here is $98,001, 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.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Biogentoo few5
ONEUS Technologiestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.