Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Charlotte, NC

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,680	10,770	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$58,600	790	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$58,480	1,120	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$58,090	840	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$58,070	200	View salary detail
Archivists	$58,000	30	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$57,880	130	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$57,650	970	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$57,510	1,120	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$57,340	3,480	View salary detail
Designers, All Other	$57,230	30	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$57,110	1,520	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$57,100	340	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$57,040	280	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$57,000	90	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$56,970	310	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$56,780	100	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$56,780	600	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$56,510	330	View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$56,300	90	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,120	18,700	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$56,070	3,370	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$56,040	—	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$55,790	1,850	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$55,550	70	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$55,530	200	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$55,070	420	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$54,820	660	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$54,600	1,690	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$54,070	580	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$53,840	130	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$53,790	130	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$53,660	7,990	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$53,250	110	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$53,170	270	View salary detail
Curators	$53,100	50	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$52,990	70	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$52,890	150	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$52,640	390	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$52,570	1,980	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$52,530	1,210	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$52,500	760	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$52,170	90	View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$52,010	80	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$51,650	470	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$51,620	490	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$51,370	1,930	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$51,360	60	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$51,200	190	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$51,110	1,450	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.