Senior Solutions Architect salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 33 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cary, Morrisville, Apex, Holly Springs, Fuquay Varina.

Median salary$135,800
Middle 50%$128.2k–$160k
vs. all levels here−10%comparison median $150,993
Filings33FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $91,718 and $189,392.
PercentileSalary
10th$114,054
25th$128,200
50th (median)$135,800
75th$160,000
90th$180,021

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $125k $150k FY2020: median $112,500 (18 filings) FY2021: median $128,000 (10 filings) FY2022: median $129,450 (22 filings) FY2023: median $131,269 (14 filings) FY2024: median $133,300 (11 filings) FY2025: median $132,205 (16 filings) FY2026: median $140,000 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 22
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$112,500$105,915$120,00018
FY2021$128,000$111,494$154,25010
FY2022$129,450$106,974$168,75022
FY2023$131,269$128,608$156,35514
FY2024$133,300$123,594$167,00011
FY2025$132,205$126,232$156,25016
FY2026$140,000$135,408$160,00017

Cost of living

Raleigh's median senior Solutions Architect salary of $135,800 is worth about $138,300 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Cisco Systemstoo few5
Wiprotoo few3
Capgemini Americatoo few3
Global It Solutionstoo few3
Amazontoo few2
SAS Institutetoo 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 $130,000 29
Senior · Level III $135,800 33
Expert · Level IV $157,560 41

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.