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
Firefighters	$38,700	4,700	View salary detail
Orderlies	$38,690	410	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$38,630	8,400	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$38,530	2,940	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$38,530	70	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,520	130	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$38,220	240	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$38,130	440	View salary detail
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,960	200	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$37,860	100	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$37,830	4,180	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,780	1,690	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$37,690	3,090	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,590	170	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$37,500	170	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,440	23,250	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$37,420	30	View salary detail
Bartenders	$37,390	5,660	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$37,270	130	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$37,080	410	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,030	14,430	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,030	6,500	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$36,890	100	View salary detail
Photographers	$36,810	690	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,800	1,270	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$36,610	150	View salary detail
Bakers	$36,580	2,540	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$36,480	4,570	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,430	19,990	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$36,300	5,880	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$35,950	2,950	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$35,930	590	View salary detail
Passenger Attendants	$35,740	40	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$35,680	—	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,600	13,760	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$35,540	300	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$35,520	50	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$35,410	170	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$35,400	1,010	View salary detail
Concierges	$35,200	150	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$35,090	310	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$35,080	600	View salary detail
Security Guards	$35,010	12,020	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$34,950	900	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$34,940	1,640	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$34,690	720	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$34,600	530	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$34,550	220	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$34,510	100	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$34,180	5,800	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.