Validation Engineer salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cary, Clayton, Wendell, Morrisville, Apex.

Median salary$109,901

Middle 50%$88.1k–$128.5k

vs. national median−13%comparison median $126,418

Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,278 and $206,000.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$70,000	$64,625	$78,835	22
FY2021	$87,069	$72,438	$103,375	26
FY2022	$80,558	$76,211	$105,789	25
FY2023	$107,655	$98,181	$138,320	12
FY2024	$102,544	$85,280	$105,000	13
FY2025	$94,000	$88,088	$114,968	19
FY2026	$128,482	$92,124	$140,976	10

Raleigh's median Validation Engineer salary of $109,901 is worth about $112,000 at national average prices.

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

All Validation Engineers in the Raleigh, NC area earned a median of $104,910 in May 2025 (970 employed). The H-1B median here is $109,901, 5% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employer	Median	Filings
North Carolina State University	too few	4
Siemens	too few	3
ARAPL RaaS International	too few	3
Abb	too few	2
Cbre	too few	2
Nne	too few	2

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$88,088	$90,608	11

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.