H-1B wage filings in Charlotte, NC
Jobs with a worksite in Charlotte, North Carolina. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
7,055 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Charlotte, NC as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 1,597 employers. The median offered wage was $114,400, 0.1% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Software Engineer (470).
- Filings
- 7,055
- Positions covered
- 9,948
- Employers
- 1,597
- Median offered
- $114,400
- Median prevailing wage
- $112,424
- Filings since FY2020
- 46,476
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +20%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Charlotte, NC rose 20%, from $95,000 in fiscal 2020 to $114,380 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 0.1% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 8,256 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Charlotte, NC by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 5,403 | $114,380 | +0.5% | $112,424 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 7,357 | $113,797 | +3.5% | $112,424 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 6,359 | $110,000 | +1.4% | $106,974 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 6,701 | $108,451 | +3.3% | $101,109 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 6,739 | $105,000 | +3.9% | $95,139 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 5,661 | $101,067 | +6.4% | $85,842 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 8,256 | $95,000 | n/a | $89,918 | +0.1% |
Employers filing for jobs in Charlotte
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 317 | $133,536 | at the minimum | |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp | 293 | $113,797 | at the minimum | |
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | 285 | $134,971 | at the minimum | |
| Infosys Limited | 270 | $86,798 | at the minimum | |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 206 | $153,289 | +32.9% | |
| Bank of America N.A. | 204 | $154,669 | +13.2% | |
| Synechron Inc. | 151 | $119,819 | +11.0% | |
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 142 | $86,798 | at the minimum | |
| Randstad Digital, LLC | 140 | $130,000 | +12.0% | |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | 104 | $121,783 | at the minimum | |
| Innova Solutions, Inc. | 85 | $133,536 | at the minimum | |
| Compunnel Software Group, Inc | 80 | $106,000 | +1.6% | |
| Truist Bank | 73 | $129,379 | +8.5% | |
| Accenture LLP | 72 | $135,850 | +10.4% | |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | 70 | $120,307 | at the minimum | |
| Moody's Investors Service, Inc. | 65 | $141,469 | +10.4% | |
| Wipro Limited | 62 | $98,862 | +7.9% | |
| Insight Global, LLC | 61 | $133,536 | at the minimum | |
| Capgemini America Inc | 57 | $133,536 | +2.4% | |
| LTIMindtree Limited | 55 | $112,424 | at the minimum | |
| U.S. Bank National Association | 55 | $119,769 | at the minimum | |
| Persistent Systems Limited | 51 | $107,088 | +16.8% | |
| Credit Karma, LLC | 50 | $180,968 | +48.5% | |
| Artech, LLC | 49 | $141,440 | +9.3% | |
| Microsoft Corporation | 48 | $137,550 | +22.3% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 1,597. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Charlotte
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 470 | $112,424 | at the minimum | |
| Software Developer | 454 | $112,424 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Software Engineer | 237 | $133,536 | at the minimum | |
| Manager | 185 | $113,797 | at the minimum | |
| Data Engineer | 129 | $106,080 | at the minimum | |
| Lead Software Engineer | 123 | $133,536 | at the minimum | |
| Technology Consultant 2 | 110 | $86,798 | at the minimum | |
| Database Administrators | 80 | $117,600 | +37.4% | |
| Java Developer | 80 | $104,000 | +0.1% | |
| Computer Programmer | 77 | $90,000 | +0.2% | |
| Senior Associate | 77 | $86,798 | at the minimum | |
| Architect | 76 | $86,798 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Manager | 72 | $140,795 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Software Developer | 57 | $130,000 | +1.1% | |
| Senior Data Engineer | 46 | $134,674 | at the minimum | |
| Software Developers | 40 | $159,486 | +20.0% | |
| Software Engineer III | 39 | $136,124 | +8.8% | |
| Software Engineer IV | 37 | $139,127 | +1.8% | |
| DevOps Engineer | 36 | $112,424 | +0.1% | |
| Technology Project Lead 1 | 34 | $86,798 | at the minimum | |
| Application Architect/Programmer (Software Developer) | 33 | $112,424 | at the minimum | |
| Data Scientist | 31 | $107,100 | +0.1% | |
| Programmer Analyst | 31 | $92,830 | at the minimum | |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 30 | $246,265 | +14.8% | |
| Vice President; Feature Lead - Technology | 30 | $154,835 | +3.0% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- The city is the worksite on the filing, which can be a client's office or a remote worker's home, not the employer's headquarters.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.