Validation Engineer salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Concord, Denver, Gastonia, Monroe, Mooresville.

Median salary$100,443
Middle 50%$90k–$116k
vs. national median−21%comparison median $126,418
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,787 and $172,751.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,491
25th$90,000
50th (median)$100,443
75th$116,046
90th$152,364

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $67,000 (19 filings) FY2021: median $92,500 (16 filings) FY2022: median $90,000 (15 filings) FY2025: median $100,000 (17 filings) FY2026: median $109,422 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 19
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$67,000$53,250$78,67019
FY2021$92,500$78,491$101,60516
FY2022$90,000$68,500$98,76615
FY2023–––6
FY2024–––6
FY2025$100,000$90,000$100,44317
FY2026$109,422$100,364$127,70610

Cost of living

Charlotte's median Validation Engineer salary of $100,443 is worth about $103,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Validation Engineers in the Charlotte, NC area earned a median of $118,230 in May 2025 (1,030 employed). The H-1B median here is $100,443, 15% lower.

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
Hoffman Building Technologiestoo few5
Lucid Botstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $89,000 12
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$78,728$89,00012

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.