Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Raleigh, NC

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$38,770	460	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$38,680	710	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$38,530	2,120	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$38,500	5,710	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$38,500	80	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$38,470	17,060	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,470	17,060	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,420	410	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$38,370	130	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$38,330	1,590	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$38,110	1,210	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$38,080	200	View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$38,020	80	View salary detail
Orderlies	$37,930	190	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$37,740	110	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$37,630	100	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$37,460	1,060	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$37,360	150	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$37,260	60	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$37,200	160	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$37,150	740	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$36,970	100	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$36,770	310	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$36,550	3,690	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,490	1,540	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$36,470	—	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$36,310	270	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,280	7,160	View salary detail
Tutors	$36,260	740	View salary detail
Bakers	$36,210	1,410	View salary detail
Bartenders	$36,120	3,070	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$36,030	3,780	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$35,970	300	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$35,960	200	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$35,510	1,860	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$35,370	170	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,220	12,300	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,190	2,030	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$35,090	80	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$35,050	510	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,980	7,310	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$34,970	520	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$34,870	90	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$34,860	10,290	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$34,750	360	View salary detail
Security Guards	$34,680	4,780	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$34,490	670	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$34,470	780	View salary detail
Concierges	$34,180	120	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$33,900	70	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.