Mid-level Systems Engineer salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 53 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Concord, Fort Mill, Davidson, Matthews, North Carolina.

Median salary$87,000
Middle 50%$85.3k–$100.6k
vs. all levels here−8%comparison median $95,000
Filings53FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $77,958 and $132,540.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,400
25th$85,280
50th (median)$87,000
75th$100,610
90th$114,597

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $91,000 (22 filings) FY2021: median $85,921 (14 filings) FY2023: median $92,414 (22 filings) FY2024: median $91,000 (18 filings) FY2025: median $86,840 (34 filings) FY2026: median $95,000 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 22 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 34 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 34
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$91,000$75,500$95,90022
FY2021$85,921$85,491$93,75114
FY2022–––7
FY2023$92,414$82,750$108,00022
FY2024$91,000$86,250$107,86418
FY2025$86,840$82,513$90,50034
FY2026$95,000$86,798$112,42419

Cost of living

Charlotte's median mid-level Systems Engineer salary of $87,000 is worth about $89,400 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Compunnel Software Group$90,37514
Tabnertoo few4
Vdrive It Solutionstoo few4
Divis Solutionstoo few3
Randstadtoo few2
Alpitronic Americastoo few2
Johnson Controlstoo few2
Star Technology Solutionstoo few2
Tekreanttoo 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 $87,000 53
Senior · Level III $139,016 10
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.