Senior Software Engineer salary in Greensboro, NC

Based on 37 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes High Point, Colfax, Summerfield, Oak Ridge, Jamestown.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$125,100
Middle 50%$120.8k–$139.9k
vs. all levels here+8%comparison median $115,512
Filings37FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $119,808 and $189,956.
PercentileSalary
10th$120,529
25th$120,765
50th (median)$125,100
75th$139,900
90th$143,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $99,840 (69 filings) FY2021: median $105,000 (47 filings) FY2022: median $119,600 (29 filings) FY2023: median $118,440 (26 filings) FY2024: median $125,100 (35 filings) FY2025: median $131,000 (19 filings) FY2026: median $120,783 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 69 filings FY20 FY2021: 47 filings FY21 FY2022: 29 filings FY22 FY2023: 26 filings FY23 FY2024: 35 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 69
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$99,840$97,968$112,00069
FY2021$105,000$100,000$110,50047
FY2022$119,600$108,000$135,00029
FY2023$118,440$110,209$124,94826
FY2024$125,100$117,081$133,26235
FY2025$131,000$122,226$140,00019
FY2026$120,783$120,765$135,05618

Cost of living

Greensboro's median senior Software Engineer salary of $125,100 is worth about $134,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Greensboro = 92.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Greensboro, NC area earned a median of $125,190 in May 2025 (1,710 employed). The H-1B median here is $125,100, 0% lower.

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
GXO Logistics Corporate Servicestoo few3
APEX Analytixtoo few2
Fujitsu North Americatoo few2
Swanktektoo few2
Volvo Financial Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $81,500 33
Mid-level · Level II $100,942 99
Senior · Level III $125,100 37
Expert · Level IV $140,587 56

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$81,120$81,50033
Mid-level · Level II$100,942$100,94299
Senior · Level III$120,765$125,10037
Expert · Level IV$140,587$140,58756

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.