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
Millwrights	$65,360	300	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,180	180	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$65,170	10,770	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$65,170	480	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$65,140	3,890	View salary detail
Flight Attendants	$64,890	1,440	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$64,540	560	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$64,470	280	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$64,470	280	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$64,470	280	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$64,370	1,000	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$64,260	1,480	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$64,240	960	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$63,990	—	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$63,940	740	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$63,940	1,820	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$63,930	3,190	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$63,920	920	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$63,840	30	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$63,790	210	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$63,770	280	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$63,770	280	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$63,720	420	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$63,720	420	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$63,670	110	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$63,650	70	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$63,650	390	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$63,640	470	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$63,490	1,170	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$63,330	200	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$63,330	200	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$63,300	300	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$63,260	90	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$63,190	5,770	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$63,190	5,770	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$62,890	400	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,870	140	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$62,540	250	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$62,490	6,800	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$62,440	450	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$62,400	230	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$62,400	230	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$62,220	580	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$62,160	340	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$62,160	340	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$62,060	140	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$61,850	13,980	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$61,800	80	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$61,780	240	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$61,730	370	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.