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Lead / Director Civil Engineers salary in North Carolina

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the North Carolina OES distribution for Civil Engineers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$121,847
Across 17 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Civil Engineers in North Carolina: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 17 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $121,847. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level IV — fully competent17$121,847

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Civil Engineers in North Carolina. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.STRUCTURAL ENGINEER2$127,595
Gannett Fleming, Inc.Sr. Project Engineer, Water2$114,421
ECS Southeast, LLCGeotechnical Department Manager1$115,000
Parsons Transportation Group Inc.Principal Project Engineer1$172,540
Moffatt & NicholCoastal Engineer IV1$114,421
Modjeski and Masters, Inc.Engineer IV1$114,421
Terracon Consultants, Inc.Project Engineer1$115,000
NWR Services LLCProject Engineer1$134,679
CHA Consulting, Inc.Engineer III1$113,202
Samet CorporationPreconstruction Project Manager I1$121,847

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Geotechnical Department Manager at ECS Southeast, LLC
    $115,000
    GreensboroWage Level IVDecided Sep 2, 2025I-200-25237-265774
  • Principal Project Engineer at Parsons Transportation Group Inc.
    $172,540
    Winston-SalemWage Level IVDecided Aug 21, 2025I-200-25226-243415
  • Coastal Engineer IV at Moffatt & Nichol
    $114,421
    RaleighWage Level IVDecided Jun 27, 2025I-200-25171-115019
  • Engineer IV at Modjeski and Masters, Inc.
    $114,421
    RaleighWage Level IVDecided Jun 23, 2025I-200-25164-090531
  • Project Engineer at Terracon Consultants, Inc.
    $115,000
    CharlotteWage Level IVDecided May 1, 2025I-200-25114-899912
  • Project Engineer at NWR Services LLC
    $134,679
    DurhamWage Level IVDecided Apr 25, 2025I-200-25108-882004
  • STRUCTURAL ENGINEER at Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
    $130,390
    CaryWage Level IVDecided Apr 23, 2025I-200-25106-872768
  • Engineer III at CHA Consulting, Inc.
    $113,202
    BurlingtonWage Level IVDecided Apr 21, 2025I-200-25104-862226

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.