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
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$116,780	80	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$116,780	80	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$116,310	420	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$116,310	420	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$113,930	3,400	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$110,640	1,270	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$109,770	60	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Technicians	$109,650	—	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$109,320	—	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$109,110	50	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$107,950	90	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$107,720	960	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$106,500	1,320	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$106,500	1,320	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$106,500	1,320	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$106,410	2,530	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$106,410	2,530	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$105,850	460	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$105,310	200	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$105,160	450	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$104,870	3,180	View salary detail
Statisticians	$103,290	600	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$103,290	600	View salary detail
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,980	—	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$102,890	1,150	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$102,890	1,150	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$102,890	1,150	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$102,890	1,150	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$102,300	660	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$102,140	950	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$101,650	620	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$101,650	620	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$101,650	620	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,640	—	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$101,460	350	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$100,830	30	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$100,240	790	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$99,590	50	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$99,560	60	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$99,050	290	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$98,700	1,390	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$98,700	1,390	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$98,700	1,390	View salary detail
Biologists	$98,700	1,390	View salary detail
Geneticists	$98,700	1,390	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$98,620	230	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$98,490	310	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$97,180	210	View salary detail
Web Developers	$96,880	160	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$96,430	2,240	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.