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Principal Database Engineer salary in North Carolina

A real-employer view of Principal Database 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 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Principal Database Engineer in North Carolina: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 6 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $136,336. 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 — qualified1$110,219
Level III — experienced2$157,325

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Lead Database Engineer (017040.001751)2$126,662
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.Principal Database Engineer1$145,039
Accela, Inc.Senior Database Engineer1$164,800
Dexian, LLCDatabase Engineer 41$110,219
AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATIONPRINCIPAL DATABASE ENGINEER1$149,850

Recent sample filings

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

  • Principal Database Engineer at Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
    $145,039
    CharlotteDecided Nov 24, 2025I-200-25321-415033
  • Senior Database Engineer at Accela, Inc.
    $164,800
    PfafftownWage Level IIIDecided Jun 5, 2025I-200-25149-032531
  • Database Engineer 4 at Dexian, LLC
    $110,219
    CharlotteWage Level IIDecided May 14, 2025I-200-25127-948839
  • Lead Database Engineer (017040.001751) at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    $127,633
    CharlotteDecided Mar 11, 2025I-200-25063-742996
  • Senior Database Engineer (017040.001706) at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    $125,691
    CharlotteDecided Feb 5, 2025I-200-25029-651582
  • PRINCIPAL DATABASE ENGINEER at AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION
    $149,850
    CARYWage Level IIIDecided Dec 19, 2024I-200-24347-538086

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.