Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Durham, NC

559 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Durham, NC for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Chief Executives	$381,330	140	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$381,330	140	View salary detail
Physicians, Pathologists	$272,300	30	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$220,840	—	View salary detail
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$219,990	—	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$214,620	40	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$208,490	200	View salary detail
Orthodontists	$199,990	—	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$190,370	1,150	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$183,540	2,050	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$183,540	2,050	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$183,540	2,050	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$176,190	4,170	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$175,310	330	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$175,160	1,230	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$175,110	430	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$172,480	860	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$172,480	860	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$170,600	40	View salary detail
Optometrists	$166,880	40	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$165,470	1,710	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$165,470	1,710	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$165,470	1,710	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$160,580	630	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$160,370	250	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$155,680	290	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$155,680	290	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$152,130	120	View salary detail
Economists	$152,130	120	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$152,090	2,340	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$152,090	2,340	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$152,090	2,340	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$152,090	2,340	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$152,090	2,340	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$152,090	2,340	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$152,090	2,340	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$144,990	970	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$144,990	970	View salary detail
Database Architects	$141,770	560	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$141,770	560	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$141,360	1,150	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$137,950	620	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$137,950	620	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$137,950	620	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$137,950	620	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$137,950	620	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$137,950	620	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$137,870	220	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$136,990	90	View salary detail
Software Developers	$135,620	9,790	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.