North Carolina · H1B Market 2026

H1B Jobs in Cary, North Carolina

Cary is home to SAS Institute's world headquarters (largest private software company in the US) and sits in the heart of the Research Triangle. Cap-exempt university options are nearby (Duke, UNC, NC State).

8,400
Annual Petitions
$132,000
Median Salary
SAS Institute
Top H1B Employer

Key H1B Industries in Cary

Technology (SAS Institute HQ — huge H1B employer for data/ML engineers)
Analytics/Software (Lenovo North America HQ, NetApp Cary, Bandwidth Inc)
Healthcare (WakeMed, UNC Rex Healthcare)
Financial Services (Fidelity National Information Services, Allscripts)
Education (Proximity to NC State cap-exempt, UNC Chapel Hill cap-exempt)

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