Salaries in North Carolina.

2 metro areas. 3445 roles.

Average cost-of-living index: 0.98x national average. Last updated April 2026.

2 cities tracked3445 roles

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Highest Paying

$336,000

Senior VP of Product

Median Role

$309,000

VP of Platform Engineering

Entry Level

$303,000

VP of Privacy

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

North Carolina has 2 major metro areas tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 0.98x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Senior VP of Product at $336,000 in Raleigh. The median role pays $309,000.

Metro areas in North Carolina

Raleigh

0.99x COL

Top paying roles

Senior VP of Product$336,000

SVP of Data$334,000

SVP of Technology$330,000

Charlotte

0.97x COL

Top paying roles

Chief Security Officer$330,000

SVP of Engineering$324,000

SVP of Data$324,000

Top 30 salaries in North Carolina

#	Role	Median	Top City	Range
1	Senior VP of Product	$336,000	Raleigh	$263,000 to $437,000
2	SVP of Data	$334,000	Raleigh	$283,000 to $433,000
3	Chief Security Officer	$330,000	Charlotte	$257,000 to $429,000
4	SVP of Technology	$330,000	Raleigh	$280,000 to $429,000
5	SVP of Engineering	$327,000	Raleigh	$278,000 to $425,000
6	SVP of Finance	$324,000	Raleigh	$276,000 to $421,000
7	Senior VP of Security	$323,000	Charlotte	$275,000 to $420,000
8	SVP of Product	$318,000	Raleigh	$270,000 to $413,000
9	Chief AI Officer	$316,000	Raleigh	$235,000 to $408,000
10	SVP of AI Innovation	$314,000	Charlotte	$267,000 to $408,000
11	VP of AI Research	$312,000	Raleigh	$266,000 to $406,000
12	VP of Mobile	$312,000	Raleigh	$266,000 to $406,000
13	VP of Information Technology	$312,000	Raleigh	$266,000 to $406,000
14	VP of Security Engineering	$312,000	Raleigh	$266,000 to $406,000
15	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$312,000	Raleigh	$266,000 to $406,000
16	VP of Platform Engineering	$309,000	Raleigh	$263,000 to $402,000
17	VP of Database Engineering	$309,000	Raleigh	$263,000 to $402,000
18	Chief Science Officer	$307,000	Raleigh	$240,000 to $399,000
19	VP of Analytics	$306,000	Charlotte	$260,000 to $397,000
20	VP of Developer Experience	$306,000	Charlotte	$260,000 to $397,000
21	VP of Security	$306,000	Charlotte	$260,000 to $397,000
22	VP of Risk	$306,000	Raleigh	$260,000 to $398,000
23	Chief Architect	$306,000	Raleigh	$260,000 to $398,000
24	VP of Partner Engineering	$306,000	Charlotte	$260,000 to $397,000
25	VP of Support Engineering	$306,000	Raleigh	$261,000 to $398,000
26	VP of Network Engineering	$306,000	Charlotte	$260,000 to $397,000
27	VP of Application Engineering	$306,000	Raleigh	$261,000 to $398,000
28	VP of Machine Learning	$303,000	Raleigh	$258,000 to $394,000
29	CTO	$303,000	Charlotte	$236,000 to $393,000
30	VP of Privacy	$303,000	Raleigh	$258,000 to $394,000

Tax considerations in North Carolina

North Carolina has a flat 4.5% state income tax. Charlotte has no city income tax. The moderate rate combined with low living costs makes net compensation very attractive.

North Carolina's flat 4.5% income tax keeps the burden low. Raleigh has no city income tax, and the Triangle's affordable housing amplifies your take home purchasing power.