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Charlotte, NC

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State Income Tax: 5.0%
Region: NC
Top Sponsor: Lowe'S Companies, Inc
Top Paying Role: Senior Director, Sales Experience ($290,363)
H1BIndex City Grade i
C
FY 2026
2023 B
2024 B
2025 A+
City Visa Volume i
1,179
Filings in FY 2026
Median City Pay i
$119,910
Typical yearly salary
True Purchasing Power i
$113,914
Adjusted for Cost of Living
Top Local Sponsor i
Lowe'S Companies, Inc
73 Filings

City Data Overview

An automated review of Charlotte's tech ecosystem, salaries, and residency sponsorship.

Massive Visa Demand: C

Professionals in Charlotte enter a highly active job market. We tracked 1,179 corporate sponsorships, resulting in an H1B Index Rating of C.

High Remote Work

Working remotely for out-of-state companies is common here. Exactly 80.7% of sponsored workers living in Charlotte work for employers in other states.

Long-Term Earnings

Your salary grows significantly as you gain more skills. Advancing to a senior position raises your base compensation by 1.7x.

Early Career Sponsorship

Employers in Charlotte are willing to sponsor junior workers for the long term. The average experience needed is exactly 24 months.

Zero Job Cuts

Not a single visa sponsor in Charlotte reported internal job cuts. This high stability comes with a baseline 2.5% visa denial rate.

Cost of Living Adjusted Salary

Adjusting the median salary for local cost of living.
True Power: $113,914
Tax: -$5,995
Earning $119,910 in Charlotte equates to $113,914 in national true purchasing power.

City Hiring Metadata

Busiest Month: Visa sponsorship in Charlotte peaked during November, representing 54.5% of the city's total applications.

Local Job Market: The Professional, Scientific, and Tech Services industry dominates the local visa numbers in Charlotte, making up 64.0% of all the labor applications.

Academic Baseline: Employers in Charlotte happily accept undergraduate degrees for all of their local Green Card filings.

Hiring & Green Card Data

How companies acquire and retain talent.

Talent Origin Pipeline

Fresh Hires (32.4%)Transfers/Poached (67.6%)

Green Card (PERM) Conversion i

9.00% of active filings transition to residency.

10-Year Salary Trends

Tracking the 10-year salary growth for tech workers in Charlotte.

Most Common Job Titles

The most frequently sponsored positions.

O*NET Wage Level Distribution

Experience requirements matched against pay tiers.
Experience LevelTotal FilingsMedian Salary
Entry Level (Level I)88$91,291
Qualified (Level II)500$112,424
Experienced (Level III)296$133,536
Fully Competent (Level IV)223$154,669

Top Local Industries

The top sectors operating in Charlotte.
Economic SectorTotal Filings
Professional, Scientific, and Tech Services754
Finance & Insurance182
Retail Trade87
Information & Tech61
Other/Corporate Services43

Highest Density Zip Codes

The most active areas for talent.
Zip Code: 28202
Local Median: $120,000
366
Zip Code: 28262
Local Median: $112,726
199
Zip Code: 28203
Local Median: $133,536
139
Zip Code: 28277
Local Median: $130,000
96
Zip Code: 28217
Local Median: $114,400
76

Noticing a difference in dates? Salary metrics reflect real-time DOL filings, while approval metrics rely on finalized USCIS historical data. View timelines

Local EmployerTotal FilingsMaximum SalaryMedian SalaryMinimum Salary
Lowe'S Companies, Inc.73$244,007$133,536$104,250
Ernst & Young U.S. Llp54$278,100$152,413$91,300
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp50$183,000$113,797$85,030
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.48$355,000$154,316$111,100
Infosys Limited32$202,000$86,798$84,989
Bank Of America N.A.23$210,000$162,000$95,000
Charter Communications, Inc.22$200,000$120,307$91,291
Innova Solutions, Inc.20$134,971$113,672$85,030
Truist Bank17$185,400$130,681$98,784
Synechron, Inc.17$190,550$112,424$96,000
Tata Consultancy Services Limited16$156,610$86,798$74,214
Randstad Digital, Llc16$140,000$130,000$122,075
Charter Communications Inc.12$200,000$124,422$89,204
Compunnel Software Group, Inc12$169,000$112,500$78,000
Dataeconomy, Inc.11$165,000$120,000$76,294
Deloitte Consulting Llp11$217,776$128,600$103,584
Credit Karma, Llc11$216,765$180,968$123,012
Insight Global, Llc11$158,870$133,536$105,352
Experis Us, Llc10$175,947$114,421$85,030
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.10$191,280$145,000$105,747
Moody'S Investors Service, Inc.10$168,062$160,476$130,000
Synechron Inc.9$190,550$125,000$103,000
U.S. Bank National Association9$170,155$119,038$112,424
Mphasis Corporation9$160,000$115,000$81,400
Msr Technology Group Llc9$154,669$133,536$112,424
Accenture Llp9$140,795$119,392$110,600
Microsoft Corporation8$168,010$155,009$115,500
Ally Bank8$235,000$144,768$120,307
Capgemini America Inc7$174,479$126,700$112,424
Skilltune Technologies Inc7$111,500$74,300$60,000
Wipro Limited7$90,958$89,814$83,054
University Of North Carolina At Charlotte6$132,000$95,526$61,884
Honeywell International Inc.6$167,970$159,404$126,605
Ltimindtree Limited6$134,000$86,799$85,030
Jri America Inc.6$210,000$154,669$154,669
Persistent Systems, Inc.6$195,168$126,960$105,288
Sage It Inc6$113,547$112,424$91,291
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc.6$208,536$112,424$74,214
System Soft Technologies, Llc6$190,000$93,600$85,100
Teachers Insurance And Annuity Association Of America (Tiaa)6$186,000$137,166$119,392
Synechron Inc6$143,520$116,268$103,131
Apex-2000 Inc6$154,669$113,700$87,360
Hartford Fire Insurance Company5$208,000$154,669$116,000
The Vanguard Group, Inc.5$179,569$155,250$119,000
Avidxchange, Inc.5$179,000$132,000$130,000
Belk, Inc.4$173,400$149,922$130,000
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority4$145,288$79,768$58,344
Jean Martin Inc4$105,373$99,882$77,126
Globallogic Inc.4$117,424$112,424$112,424
Intraedge, Inc.4$133,536$116,212$112,424
Local Job TitleTotal FilingsMaximum SalaryMedian SalaryMinimum Salary
Software Engineer97$165,000$112,424$60,000
Software Developer61$208,536$112,424$74,214
Senior Software Engineer43$216,765$133,536$112,424
Lead Software Engineer21$206,000$133,536$112,424
Manager Jc50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects19$148,000$113,797$113,797
Data Engineer17$158,870$105,747$76,294
Java Developer13$135,325$112,424$74,214
Software Engineer Iii10$207,278$145,799$125,000
Application Architect/Programmer (Software Developer)9$133,536$112,424$112,424
Senior Manager Jc45 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects8$140,795$140,795$140,795
Software Engineer Ii7$155,000$130,000$111,881
Senior Data Engineer7$156,200$129,854$125,000
Senior Software Developer7$145,600$133,536$113,547
Technology Consultant 27$135,574$86,798$86,798
Architect7$146,000$86,798$86,798
Senior Manager, Software Engineering6$196,500$154,669$154,669
Principal Software Engineer6$208,000$147,334$112,424
Senior Associate Jc60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects5$86,798$86,798$86,798
Business Analyst5$124,800$98,862$92,581
Developer5$156,610$92,830$74,214
Manager5$185,000$172,000$120,307
Software Engineer Iv5$145,000$121,783$91,291
Software Engineer V5$149,081$134,347$112,424
Systems Engineer5$168,400$86,798$86,798
Technology Project Lead 25$163,090$113,797$113,797
Application Architect Iii4$161,200$122,980$112,424
Staff Software Engineer4$165,800$147,244$116,000
Architecture Consultant 24$151,298$86,798$86,798
Sr. Software Developer4$175,947$133,942$133,536
Programmer Analyst4$99,000$88,587$74,214
Mgr. Jc50 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts And Testers4$102,669$102,669$102,669
Vice President; Feature Lead - Technology4$175,138$155,950$144,000
Grafana Automation Engineer4$93,600$87,360$87,360
Senior Devops Engineer4$154,669$133,858$113,048
Sa Jc60 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts And Testers4$85,030$85,030$85,030
Quality Assurance Analyst4$100,000$90,000$85,030
Senior Solution Specialist4$134,000$120,512$112,424
Technical Lead4$150,000$123,666$112,424
Data Scientist4$169,000$118,125$105,747
Bi Etl Developer Ii4$129,854$121,926$113,997
Senior Vice President; Senior Technology Manager4$210,000$186,735$167,000
Software Test Engineer4$85,100$85,065$85,030
Database Administrators - Kbgfjg228835-33$118,443$118,443$118,443
Database Administrators - Kbgfjg339156-23$92,130$92,130$92,130
Database Administrators - Kbgfjg178891-123$112,919$112,919$112,919
Database Administrators - Kbgfjg330306-23$101,125$101,125$101,125
Sr Systems Engineer3$162,505$162,505$162,505
Senior Director, Sales Experience3$290,363$290,363$290,363
Associate Specialist - Technology3$143,520$125,000$120,000
Devops Engineer3$112,424$112,424$91,291
Fiscal YearMaximumMedianAverageMinimum
2026$290,363$114,000$112,190$19
2025$686,000$112,986$109,377$12
2024$600,000$107,000$107,941$20
2023$500,000$106,561$105,402$15
2022$450,000$104,770$104,100$20
2021$510,000$98,800$97,284$24
2020$401,829$90,522$93,206$13
2019$400,000$88,700$87,840$30
2018$510,000$85,000$85,028$18
2017$435,939$78,832$78,917$18
2016$525,000$75,603$78,620$16
Decision DateEmployerJob TitleBase PayWage LevelStatus
Dec 31, 2025Cuboid LlcAi/Ml Engineer$91,500Level ICertified - Withdrawn
Dec 30, 2025Infosys LimitedTechnology Consultant 2$86,798Level IICertified
Dec 30, 2025Lowe'S Companies, Inc.Data Engineer$105,747Level IICertified - Withdrawn
Dec 30, 2025Charter Communications, Inc.Software Engineer Iv$91,291Level ICertified
Dec 30, 2025Comprehensive Resources, Inc.Scrum Master$87,000Level IICertified
Dec 30, 2025Infosys LimitedInfrastructure Consultant 2$84,989Level IICertified
Dec 30, 2025Andhus Technologies IncSoftware Developer$112,500Level IICertified
Dec 30, 2025Oliver Wyman Actuarial Consulting, Inc.Senior Manager$194,400Level IVCertified
Dec 30, 2025Performance Contractors, Inc.Sr. Dynamics Developer$91,291Level ICertified
Dec 30, 2025Innova Solutions, Inc.Powerbi Developer$112,424Level IICertified
Dec 30, 2025Accenture LlpPackaged App Development Assoc Manager$119,100Level IIICertified
Dec 30, 2025Tabner IncSoftware Developer$112,424Level IICertified
Dec 30, 2025Crc Insurance Group, LlcSoftware Engineer Iii$146,598N/ACertified
Dec 30, 2025Serc Reliability CorporationSenior Database Administrator$142,949Level IIICertified
Dec 30, 2025Selective Insurance Company Of AmericaIts Application Manager$166,000Level IVCertified
Dec 30, 2025Lowe'S Companies, Inc.Data Engineer$104,250Level IICertified - Withdrawn
Dec 30, 2025Group Health, Inc.Application Analyst And Developer Principal$120,702Level IVCertified
Dec 29, 2025Truist BankSoftware Engineer Iii$127,421N/ACertified
Dec 29, 2025Truist BankSoftware Engineer Iv$145,000N/ACertified
Dec 29, 2025Synechron, Inc.Specialist “ Technology$109,140N/ACertified
Dec 29, 2025Ernst & Young U.S. LlpFinancial Risk Specialists - Kbgfjg394356-1$165,000Level IIICertified
Dec 29, 2025Triad Math And Science Academy Co.Assistant Principal$95,000Level IIICertified
Dec 29, 2025Synechron Inc.Lead - Technology$119,054Level IICertified
Dec 29, 2025Premier, Inc.Senior Techops Engineer$130,000Level IIICertified
Dec 29, 2025Sanav Technologies LlcSoftware Engineer$112,424Level IICertified
Dec 29, 2025Lowe'S Companies, Inc.Software Engineer$112,424Level IICertified
Dec 29, 2025Ingersoll-Rand Industrial Us, Inc.Sourcing Engineer$89,149Level IICertified
Dec 29, 2025Innova Solutions, Inc.Senior Full Stack Engineer$133,536Level IIICertified
Dec 29, 2025Ltimindtree LimitedSoftware Quality Assurance Analyst And Tester$85,030Level IICertified
Dec 29, 2025Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Lead Software Engineer (017040.001048)$154,669Level IVCertified
Dec 29, 2025Optum Services, Inc.Software Engineer$95,600N/ACertified
Dec 29, 2025Strategic Systems, Inc.Software Engineer$112,424Level IICertified
Dec 29, 2025Cybercube Analytics, Inc.Data Scientist$126,000Level IICertified
Dec 29, 2025Federal Express CorporationSoftware Engineer Advisor$115,132N/ACertified
Dec 29, 2025Lowe'S Companies, Inc.Director, Software Engineering$154,669Level IVCertified
Dec 29, 2025Palindromtech LlcSystem Architect/Engineer$92,600Level IICertified
Dec 29, 2025Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterProgram Manager Ii$100,000Level ICertified
Dec 29, 2025Lowe'S Companies, Inc.Senior Software Engineer$133,536Level IIICertified
Dec 29, 2025Sapot Systems, IncSoftware Engineer$85,030Level IICertified
Dec 29, 2025Lowe'S Companies, Inc.Software Engineer$112,424Level IICertified
Dec 29, 2025Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Senior Software Engineer (017040.000311)$133,536Level IIICertified
Dec 29, 2025Ernst & Young U.S. LlpComputer And Information Systems Managers - Kboeytest11838-2$278,100Level IVCertified
Dec 26, 2025Synechron Inc.Associate Specialist “ Technology$105,000Level IICertified
Dec 26, 2025Infosys LimitedPackage Consultant 1$86,798Level IICertified
Dec 26, 2025Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc.Business Systems Analyst$112,424Level IICertified
Dec 26, 2025Deloitte Tax LlpTax Senior Manager$172,000Level IVCertified
Dec 26, 2025Miracle Software Systems, Inc.Software Engineer$112,424Level IICertified
Dec 26, 2025Deloitte Consulting LlpSenior Manager$217,776Level IVCertified
Dec 26, 2025Indus Group Inc.Data Engineer$81,650Level ICertified
Dec 26, 2025Lowe'S Companies, Inc.Software Engineer$112,424Level IICertified

City Specific Intelligence (FAQ)

Common questions and insights about Charlotte.

Is the cost of living in Charlotte affordable for sponsored workers?
Once you factor in local rent and state taxes, the actual spending value of an average salary in Charlotte equates to roughly $113,914.

Which company sponsors the most work visas in Charlotte?
Currently, Lowe'S Companies, Inc drives the local employment market, generating 73 approved work visas in Charlotte.

What is the average base pay for work visas in Charlotte?
Sponsored workers in Charlotte earn a median salary of $119,910. Compensation for highly experienced talent can easily exceed $140,795.