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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$51,080950View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$51,00011,460View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,000700View salary detail
Carpenters$50,9603,730View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers$50,890700View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$50,8704,440View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers$50,860170View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$50,840340View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,80011,740View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$50,750330View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,600160View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,5201,830View salary detail
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$50,47030View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators$50,370150View salary detail
Tax Preparers$50,350850View salary detail
Range Managers$50,300150View salary detail
Conservation Scientists$50,300150View salary detail
Park Naturalists$50,300150View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,260300View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$50,250640View salary detail
Dental Assistants$50,0603,540View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$49,97060View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,970700View salary detail
Community Health Workers$49,920380View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,760780View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$49,74010,120View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents$49,7201,030View salary detail
Freight Forwarders$49,7201,030View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$49,570430View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$49,5501,210View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,4701,840View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers$49,470610View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,450800View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$49,400960View salary detail
Telemarketers$49,240420View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,210110View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$49,1101,050View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,100160View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$49,050400View salary detail
Pipelayers$48,9801,170View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks$48,7802,520View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,740240View salary detail
Tire Builders$48,690280View salary detail
Helpers--Extraction Workers$48,69050View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$48,6301,360View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$48,5403,470View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,520360View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians$48,490580View salary detail
Roofers$48,4101,130View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$48,400260View 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.