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
Penetration Testers	$99,350	310	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$99,350	310	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$99,350	310	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$99,350	310	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$99,350	310	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$99,350	310	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$99,160	30	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$99,070	100	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$98,560	210	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$97,730	160	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$97,690	130	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$97,690	130	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$97,690	130	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$97,470	950	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$96,510	60	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$96,370	40	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$95,230	370	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$94,930	130	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$94,520	50	View salary detail
Biologists	$94,520	50	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$94,520	50	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$94,520	50	View salary detail
Geneticists	$94,520	50	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$93,470	2,590	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$91,240	110	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$91,240	110	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$89,400	300	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$89,400	300	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$86,460	50	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$85,040	290	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$83,660	210	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$83,660	210	View salary detail
Audiologists	$83,450	—	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$82,650	330	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,280	110	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$82,250	50	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$82,200	30	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$81,920	120	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$81,740	140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$81,670	130	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$81,590	4,680	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$81,590	4,680	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$81,590	4,680	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$81,590	4,680	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$81,590	4,680	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$81,550	150	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$81,260	90	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$81,070	50	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$80,530	60	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$80,530	60	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.