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Staff Engineer salary in North Carolina

A real-employer view of Staff 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 May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Staff Engineer in North Carolina: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 10 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $87,828. 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 I — entry3$68,000
Level II — qualified3$82,056
Level III — experienced1$108,347
Level IV — fully competent2$113,811

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Staff Engineer in North Carolina. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
B/E Aerospace, Inc.Senior Engineer, Structural Engineering1$94,245
GFT Infrastructure, Inc.Staff Engineer, Water1$108,347
Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.Engineer (Structural Engineer)1$82,056
Modjeski and Masters, Inc.Engineer IV1$114,421
MacConnell & Associates, PCJunior Engineer1$67,891
Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLPEngineer II1$93,600
Schnabel Management Services, Inc.Senior Staff Engineer1$80,787
Terracon Consultants, Inc.Staff Engineer1$78,000
Materials Managers and Engineers, Inc.Staff Engineer1$68,000
CHA Consulting, Inc.Engineer III1$113,202

Recent sample filings

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

  • Senior Engineer, Structural Engineering at B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    $94,245
    Winston-SalemDecided Nov 25, 2025I-200-25322-416004
  • Staff Engineer, Water at GFT Infrastructure, Inc.
    $108,347
    RaleighWage Level IIIDecided Aug 27, 2025I-200-25232-255403
  • Engineer (Structural Engineer) at Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.
    $82,056
    HuntersvilleWage Level IIDecided Jun 30, 2025I-200-25175-122723
  • Engineer IV at Modjeski and Masters, Inc.
    $114,421
    RaleighWage Level IVDecided Jun 23, 2025I-200-25164-090531
  • Junior Engineer at MacConnell & Associates, PC
    $67,891
    CaryWage Level IDecided May 30, 2025I-200-25142-008466
  • Engineer II at Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP
    $93,600
    RaleighWage Level IIDecided May 21, 2025I-200-25134-974539
  • Senior Staff Engineer at Schnabel Management Services, Inc.
    $80,787
    WilmingtonWage Level IIDecided May 5, 2025I-200-25118-912398
  • Staff Engineer at Terracon Consultants, Inc.
    $78,000
    RaleighWage Level IDecided May 2, 2025I-200-25115-905076

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.