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Design Engineer salary in North Carolina

A real-employer view of Design Engineer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated August 2, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Design Engineer in North Carolina: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 3 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $105,000. 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 II — qualified2$99,500
Level IV — fully competent1$125,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Design Engineer in North Carolina. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
AG&E Associates, PLLCDesign Engineer 103220621$94,000
Fluor Enterprises, Inc.Design Engineer III1$125,000
LAN SE, LLC dba Gate PrecastDesign Engineer1$105,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Design Engineer 10322062 at AG&E Associates, PLLC
    $94,000
    DurhamWage Level IIDecided Mar 26, 2026I-200-26078-716046
  • Design Engineer at LAN SE, LLC dba Gate Precast
    $105,000
    CharlotteWage Level IIDecided Jul 30, 2025I-200-25204-194432
  • Design Engineer III at Fluor Enterprises, Inc.
    $125,000
    RaleighWage Level IVDecided Jan 14, 2025I-200-25007-598516

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.