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Lead / Director Industrial 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 Industrial Engineers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$125,983
Across 56 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

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

Public records from 56 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $125,983. 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 competent56$125,983

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Cummins Inc.Manufacturing Shop Operations Director4$112,081
Eli Lilly and CompanyPrincipal Engineer - Process4$135,542
TE Connectivity CorporationStrategic Sourcing Analyst4$108,500
Biogen Inc.Sr Engineer II, Mfg Sciences3$126,422
INGERSOLL-RAND INDUSTRIAL US, INC.SOURCING ENGINEER3$113,298
BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATIONMgr., Quality Supply & Cooling2$128,503
Cloudera, Inc.Manager, Premier. Customer Operations Mgt.1$153,521
bioMerieux, Inc.Staff Validation Engineer, Quality Control1$125,965
Park Communications, LLCQuality Engineering Manager1$125,000
Midrex Technologies, Inc.Senior Operations Engineer “ Global Solutions1$130,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Manager, Premier. Customer Operations Mgt. at Cloudera, Inc.
    $153,521
    RaleighWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-328001
  • Staff Validation Engineer, Quality Control at bioMerieux, Inc.
    $125,965
    DurhamWage Level IVDecided Sep 23, 2025I-200-25259-312826
  • Quality Engineering Manager at Park Communications, LLC
    $125,000
    RaleighWage Level IVDecided Sep 22, 2025I-200-25258-308806
  • Manufacturing Shop Operations Director at Cummins Inc.
    $135,000
    WhitakersWage Level IVDecided Sep 10, 2025I-200-25246-282489
  • Senior Operations Engineer “ Global Solutions at Midrex Technologies, Inc.
    $130,000
    CharlotteWage Level IVDecided Sep 9, 2025I-200-25245-281383
  • Manager, Engineering at GXO Logistics Supply Chain, Inc.
    $121,264
    High PointWage Level IVDecided Sep 4, 2025I-200-25239-270547
  • Principal Engineer - Process at Eli Lilly and Company
    $126,932
    ConcordWage Level IVDecided Sep 3, 2025I-200-25238-268761
  • Solution Architect at Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc.
    $146,620
    StatesvilleWage Level IVDecided Aug 27, 2025I-200-25232-254769

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.