Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in North Carolina

868 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in North Carolina for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Surgeons, All Other	$398,410	480	View salary detail
Dermatologists	$367,350	800	View salary detail
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$339,350	710	View salary detail
Neurologists	$325,550	180	View salary detail
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$323,630	560	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$314,290	1,930	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$314,290	1,930	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$289,780	1,700	View salary detail
Urologists	$260,330	14,080	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$260,330	14,080	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$260,330	14,080	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$260,330	14,080	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$260,330	14,080	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$260,330	14,080	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$260,330	14,080	View salary detail
Physicians, Pathologists	$248,940	340	View salary detail
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$225,990	130	View salary detail
Orthodontists	$224,990	160	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$224,610	3,340	View salary detail
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$224,040	—	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$215,420	240	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$215,230	1,520	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$207,000	4,140	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$183,550	740	View salary detail
Physicists	$174,180	150	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$173,870	6,010	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$173,870	6,010	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$173,870	6,010	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$172,860	25,650	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$168,880	620	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$167,840	6,960	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$167,840	6,960	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$166,780	22,460	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$166,780	22,460	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$166,780	22,460	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$165,480	10,790	View salary detail
Optometrists	$161,560	1,140	View salary detail
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$151,540	2,240	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$150,470	16,920	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$147,830	140	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$142,990	6,480	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$141,160	21,830	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$141,160	21,830	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$141,160	21,830	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$141,160	21,830	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$141,160	21,830	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$141,160	21,830	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$141,160	21,830	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$138,860	11,430	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$138,710	2,670	View salary detail

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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.