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
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$90,620	27,010	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$90,580	190	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$90,580	190	View salary detail
Art Directors	$90,000	—	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$89,990	4,180	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$89,410	300	View salary detail
Audiologists	$89,190	60	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$89,170	2,780	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$89,140	120	View salary detail
Chemists	$88,890	650	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,490	50	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$87,530	1,230	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$87,530	1,230	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$87,530	1,230	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$87,270	40	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$86,900	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$86,770	160	View salary detail
Coroners	$86,720	3,240	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$86,720	3,240	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$86,720	3,240	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$86,720	3,240	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$86,720	3,240	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$86,720	3,240	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$86,720	3,240	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$86,420	120	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$85,650	120	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$85,650	120	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$85,650	120	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$85,550	60	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$85,470	80	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$84,790	260	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$84,720	670	View salary detail
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,630	50	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$83,900	390	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$83,770	300	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$83,170	360	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$82,930	9,500	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$82,930	9,500	View salary detail
Acupuncturists	$82,890	—	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$82,840	100	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$82,610	560	View salary detail
Fashion Designers	$82,130	110	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$82,020	1,110	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$82,020	10,940	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$82,020	10,940	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$82,020	10,940	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$82,020	10,940	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$82,020	10,940	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$81,990	3,900	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$81,820	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.