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
Meter Readers, Utilities$45,980130View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$45,970150View salary detail
Tellers$45,9101,260View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$45,900440View salary detail
Construction Laborers$45,85010,840View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,7601,440View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,65013,380View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,5701,020View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians$45,5501,210View salary detail
Historians$45,53030View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$45,510220View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$45,470—View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$45,4201,110View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$45,370140View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$45,26030View salary detail
Pest Control Workers$45,2501,270View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$45,140470View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,1002,040View salary detail
Phlebotomists$44,9801,260View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives$44,98026,120View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,9606,260View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$44,910360View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$44,9001,370View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,840180View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$44,82090View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians$44,79070View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,790940View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists$44,770270View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$44,6303,340View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$44,520760View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$44,490280View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers$44,38090View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$44,3302,920View salary detail
Tutors$44,3201,580View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians$44,1101,590View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$44,01080View salary detail
Office Clerks, General$44,01016,390View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$43,980160View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists$43,970230View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other$43,970230View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$43,8808,330View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$43,850180View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters$43,760150View salary detail
Printing Press Operators$43,5901,580View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians$43,50030View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$43,490190View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants$43,4802,120View salary detail
Furniture Finishers$43,310120View salary detail
File Clerks$43,250—View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$43,10060View 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.