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
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$137,290	510	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$133,120	1,730	View salary detail
Software Developers	$132,770	12,580	View salary detail
Database Architects	$132,740	710	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$132,740	710	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$132,070	30	View salary detail
Lawyers	$131,920	4,350	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$131,660	130	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$131,510	150	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$131,150	350	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$130,660	460	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$130,600	140	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$130,540	310	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$130,350	520	View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers	$130,300	70	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$130,240	1,500	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$130,120	1,010	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$130,120	1,010	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$130,120	1,010	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$130,120	1,010	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$130,120	1,010	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$130,120	1,010	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$129,870	150	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$129,520	570	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$128,370	280	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$128,150	1,510	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$124,300	1,220	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$124,300	1,220	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$122,950	510	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$121,730	80	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$120,710	1,990	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$120,710	1,990	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$120,710	1,990	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$120,640	2,190	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$120,640	2,190	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$119,700	3,020	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$115,050	100	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$115,050	100	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$114,940	9,520	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$113,710	2,070	View salary detail
Chemical Engineers	$111,210	90	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$110,800	1,760	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$110,780	850	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$110,780	850	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$110,030	3,620	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$110,030	3,620	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$110,030	3,620	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$110,030	3,620	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$110,030	3,620	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$110,030	3,620	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.