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Project Engineer salary in North Carolina

A real-employer view of Project 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

Project 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: $130,790. 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$116,305
Level IV — fully competent2$138,895

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
McKim & Creed, Inc.Project Engineer1$116,305
Consulting Engineers Group, IncSr. Project Engineer1$147,000
HITACHI ENERGY USA INC.Senior Project Lead Engineer1$130,790

Recent sample filings

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

  • Project Engineer at McKim & Creed, Inc.
    $116,305
    RaleighWage Level IIDecided Jul 31, 2025I-200-25205-198996
  • Sr. Project Engineer at Consulting Engineers Group, Inc
    $147,000
    ApexWage Level IVDecided May 2, 2025I-200-25115-904663
  • Senior Project Lead Engineer at HITACHI ENERGY USA INC.
    $130,790
    RaleighWage Level IVDecided Dec 27, 2024I-200-24354-556179

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.