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
Commercial Pilots	$144,750	430	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$144,270	870	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$140,050	40	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$138,870	1,560	View salary detail
Database Architects	$138,870	1,560	View salary detail
Software Developers	$135,920	20,820	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$134,990	430	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$134,410	2,350	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$134,410	2,350	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$133,530	1,880	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$133,140	1,680	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$133,140	1,680	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$132,830	100	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$132,460	4,420	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$132,460	4,420	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$132,460	4,420	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$132,030	120	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$132,030	120	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$132,030	120	View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers	$131,850	240	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$131,440	2,640	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$130,310	1,970	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$129,080	750	View salary detail
Actuaries	$128,730	280	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$128,640	2,540	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$128,640	2,540	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$128,640	2,540	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$128,640	2,540	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$128,640	2,540	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$128,640	2,540	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$128,110	60	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$127,440	220	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$127,110	630	View salary detail
Statisticians	$126,350	100	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$126,350	100	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$125,180	120	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$124,370	2,520	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$124,370	2,520	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$118,230	1,030	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$118,230	1,030	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$118,230	1,030	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$118,230	1,030	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$118,230	1,030	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$118,230	1,030	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$118,230	1,030	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$118,230	1,030	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$118,230	1,030	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$118,100	2,150	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$118,100	2,150	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$117,600	80	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.