Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Asheville, NC

527 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Asheville, NC for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Electrical Engineers	$123,480	300	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$122,710	750	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$121,670	450	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$116,040	50	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$114,510	100	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$111,250	60	View salary detail
Database Architects	$110,910	50	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$110,910	50	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$110,810	60	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$108,660	40	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$108,630	330	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$108,630	330	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$108,630	330	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$105,840	—	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$105,840	—	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$105,840	—	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$105,840	—	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$105,840	—	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$105,840	—	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$105,840	—	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$105,840	—	View salary detail
Lawyers	$105,480	470	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$105,040	470	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$103,440	50	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$103,100	120	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$102,150	230	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$101,650	—	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$101,420	140	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$101,420	140	View salary detail
Security Managers	$101,190	170	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$101,190	170	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$101,170	300	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$100,850	50	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$100,690	70	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$100,690	70	View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$100,610	30	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$100,490	500	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$100,490	500	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$100,490	500	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$100,490	500	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$100,280	210	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$100,280	210	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$100,170	400	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$100,170	400	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$100,170	400	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$99,480	300	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$99,350	310	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$99,350	310	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$99,350	310	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$99,350	310	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.