Expert Sales Engineer salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cary, Morrisville, Research Triangle Park, Apex, Wendell.

Also listed as: Solutions Engineer

Median salary$151,986
Middle 50%$152k–$179k
vs. all levels here+15%comparison median $132,205
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $151,174 and $213,244.
PercentileSalary
10th$151,174
25th$151,986
50th (median)$151,986
75th$179,049
90th$193,049

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $130k $160k FY2021: median $122,500 (14 filings) FY2022: median $121,846 (18 filings) FY2025: median $151,986 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 18
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–––7
FY2021$122,500$112,299$141,46814
FY2022$121,846$121,846$138,47918
FY2023–––6
FY2024–––9
FY2025$151,986$151,986$151,98610
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Raleigh's median expert Sales Engineer salary of $151,986 is worth about $154,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Sales Engineers in the Raleigh, NC area earned a median of $129,520 in May 2025 (570 employed). The H-1B median here is $151,986, 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.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Harnesstoo few2
ServiceNowtoo few2

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 $116,850 18
Senior · Level III $132,205 28
Expert · Level IV $151,986 19

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$101,691$116,85018
Senior · Level III$132,205$132,20528
Expert · Level IV$151,174$151,98619

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.