Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Burlington, NC

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Information Security Analysts	$103,140	50	View salary detail
Lawyers	$102,120	100	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$101,120	100	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$100,220	40	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$100,220	40	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$100,220	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$97,350	70	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$97,210	100	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$96,300	80	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$96,300	80	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$96,300	80	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$96,290	100	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$95,870	80	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$95,870	190	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$95,870	80	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$95,870	190	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$95,870	80	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$95,870	190	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$95,870	190	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$94,250	900	View salary detail
Security Managers	$93,290	50	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$93,290	50	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$87,660	80	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$84,180	1,080	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$84,180	1,080	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$84,180	1,080	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$84,180	1,080	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$84,180	1,080	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$84,030	100	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$84,030	100	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$84,030	100	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$84,030	100	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$84,030	100	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$84,030	100	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$84,030	100	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$84,030	100	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$84,030	100	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$84,030	100	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$83,370	250	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$82,640	80	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$82,640	80	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,530	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$81,050	120	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$80,320	430	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$79,550	120	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$79,430	60	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$79,360	40	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$78,530	160	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$78,350	60	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$78,140	40	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.