The state Economic Development Committee awarded Red Hat close to $15 million in incentives for a two-tiered expansion in the Triangle.
The company has said it plans to add 240 jobs over the next four years and another 300 in 2015 to accommodate new products.
The average annual salary would be $80,000 to $83,000, nearly double Wake County’s average of $42,700.
State officials estimate the total economic impact of Red Hat’s expansion at $1.5 billion.
