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
Producers and Directors	$74,850	1,240	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$74,850	1,240	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$74,850	1,240	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,760	290	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$74,760	650	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,530	440	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,470	320	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,080	5,910	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,450	80	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$73,430	860	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,260	150	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,010	120	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$72,970	510	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$72,900	2,820	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$72,780	450	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$72,730	740	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$72,730	740	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$72,730	740	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$72,730	740	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$72,620	390	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$72,620	390	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$72,610	60	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$72,600	1,150	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$72,500	15,910	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$71,460	600	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$71,460	600	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$71,460	600	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$70,840	130	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$70,720	870	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,750	380	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$69,300	310	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$68,660	80	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$68,480	5,380	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$68,100	40	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$67,590	170	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$67,590	40	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$67,330	140	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$67,330	140	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$67,330	140	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,890	90	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,760	360	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$66,420	1,780	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$66,410	1,170	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$66,150	190	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,140	330	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,980	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$65,960	1,180	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$65,740	100	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$65,530	4,690	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$65,390	240	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.