Checked Oct 23, 2026

H-1B Salaries in Durham, NC

H-1B Labor Condition Applications for jobs located in Durham, NC, decided in fiscal year 2026 through Jun 30, 2026.

Certified filings: 2,426; FY 2026 through Q3
Median offered wage: $124,492; Middle half $111,350 to $145,669
Positions requested: 3,321; On certified filings
North Carolina median offered: $116,709; All certified filings

Top employers

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#	Employer	Certified	Median wage
1	Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	983	$131,109
2	Duke University	175	$77,854
3	Compunnel Software Group, INC	78	$132,000
4	IBM Corporation	62	$138,955
5	Google LLC	40	$150,000
6	NVIDIA Corporation	28	$184,000
7	Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings	27	$135,096
8	NetApp, Inc.	26	$161,741
9	Analog Devices, Inc.	23	$140,000
10	Capgemini America Inc	22	$124,500
11	Fidelity Workplace Investing LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	22	$123,203
12	Duke University Health System	21	$77,580
13	National Charitable Services LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	19	$125,119
14	Healthy Start Education, Inc.	18	$69,289
15	Kforce INC.	18	$125,029
16	Mastech Digital Technologies, Inc.	18	$131,643
17	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	17	$139,214
18	Nutanix, Inc.	17	$146,877
19	Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	16	$137,696
20	Randstad Digital, LLC	16	$131,000
21	Reaching All Minds Academy	16	$61,212
22	Digipulse Technologies, INC.	15	$140,000
23	Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp	14	$108,410
24	Fortrea Inc.	13	$128,627
25	Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc.	13	$125,119
26	Strata Solar, LLC	12	$100,000
27	Hcl Global Systems INC	11	$139,214
28	Hcl America INC	10	$141,668
29	NC Health Affiliates, LLC	10	$143,070
30	Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company d/b/a Fidelity Investments	9	$116,709

Top occupations

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#	Occupation	Certified	Median wage
1	Software Developers	1,373	$131,120
2	Computer Occupations, All Other	105	$125,298
3	Data Scientists	105	$127,221
4	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	76	$108,410
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	67	$157,187
6	Biochemists and Biophysicists	62	$77,854
7	Computer Systems Analysts	57	$100,589
8	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	40	$159,578
9	Statisticians	35	$112,965
10	Computer Programmers	32	$102,710
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	27	$62,424
12	Database Administrators	22	$125,661
13	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	18	$72,280
14	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18	$110,469
15	Chemists	17	$102,731
16	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	16	$94,828
17	Electrical Engineers	16	$135,126
18	Biological Scientists, All Other	15	$99,653
19	Information Security Analysts	15	$135,000
20	Management Analysts	15	$121,688
21	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	15	$60,205
22	Biological Technicians	14	$55,033
23	Database Architects	14	$135,150
24	Industrial Engineers	13	$98,405
25	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	12	$64,253
26	Civil Engineers	10	$86,944
27	Financial and Investment Analysts	9	$108,000
28	Financial Specialists, All Other	9	$132,000
29	Mechanical Engineers	9	$121,048
30	Operations Research Analysts	9	$116,699

Most common job titles

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#	Job title	Certified	Median wage
1	Senior Software Engineer/Developer	140	$116,709
2	Principal Software Engineer/Developer	116	$131,120
3	Senior Full Stack Engineer	104	$116,709
4	Software Developer	90	$132,000
5	Principal Full Stack Engineer	85	$133,828
6	Software Engineer	78	$145,500
7	Director, Full Stack Engineering	46	$161,741
8	Senior Data Engineer	37	$116,709
9	Principal, Full Stack Engineer	35	$132,781
10	Postdoctoral Associate	33	$69,104
11	Principal Data Engineer	32	$133,882
12	Assistant Professor	30	$180,000
13	Director, Software Engineering	29	$161,741
14	Director, Architecture	27	$161,741
15	Senior Software Developer	23	$139,214
16	Principal Systems Analyst	22	$125,119
17	Data Engineer	20	$116,709
18	Senior Cloud Engineer	20	$116,709
19	Senior Software Engineer	19	$118,000
20	Principal, Data Engineer	18	$128,120

Data sources

H-1B Labor Condition Application (LCA) Disclosure DataU.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Data as of 06/30/2026

City is the work location on the filing, matched to Census place names.

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