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
Logistics Analysts	$78,420	1,000	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$78,120	50	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$78,020	160	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$77,800	710	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$77,800	710	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$77,800	710	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$77,690	6,080	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$77,690	6,080	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$77,330	1,560	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$77,210	630	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$77,210	630	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$77,210	630	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$77,210	80	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$77,120	90	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$77,000	—	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$77,000	—	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$76,990	50	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$76,810	160	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$76,450	3,120	View salary detail
Editors	$76,360	350	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$76,160	1,640	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$76,090	170	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$76,090	170	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$76,090	170	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$75,620	170	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,460	70	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$75,350	420	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$75,350	420	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$75,230	1,680	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$75,210	140	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$74,520	110	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$74,520	110	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$74,170	5,710	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,000	140	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$73,490	—	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$72,640	500	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$72,520	170	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$72,500	200	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$72,220	7,550	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$71,990	2,540	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$71,950	80	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$71,880	230	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$71,480	650	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$71,460	1,620	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$70,750	40	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$70,700	600	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$70,080	80	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$69,210	400	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$69,100	360	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$69,100	360	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.