Sales Manager salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Indian Land, Monroe, Mooresville.

Also listed as: Sales Director

Median salary$162,448
Middle 50%$130k–$195k
vs. national median+4%comparison median $156,546
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,828 and $285,519.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,480
25th$130,000
50th (median)$162,448
75th$195,000
90th$240,000

Cost of living

Charlotte's median Sales Manager salary of $162,448 is worth about $166,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Sales Managers in the Charlotte, NC area earned a median of $162,000 in May 2025 (5,930 employed). The H-1B median here is $162,448, 0% 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
Synechrontoo few2
Hsptoo 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 too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.