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
Healthcare Social Workers	$69,090	660	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$68,790	2,330	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$68,730	600	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$68,730	150	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$68,590	110	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$68,560	8,970	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$68,210	1,080	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$67,890	390	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$67,840	1,760	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$67,840	1,760	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$67,560	3,830	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$67,460	450	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$67,460	450	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$67,460	450	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$67,460	450	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$67,210	—	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$67,040	390	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$66,980	30	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$66,700	1,880	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$66,600	1,020	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$66,560	80	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$66,520	170	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,060	470	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$66,060	30	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$65,940	400	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$65,870	50	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$65,860	2,430	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$65,860	2,430	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$65,840	730	View salary detail
Curators	$65,670	160	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$65,660	50	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$65,550	660	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$65,490	340	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,400	150	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$65,330	540	View salary detail
Paramedics	$65,220	470	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$64,840	130	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$64,840	130	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,740	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$64,550	5,170	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,490	140	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,480	60	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$64,480	470	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$64,280	720	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$64,200	350	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$64,080	1,740	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$63,910	1,450	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$63,810	340	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$63,810	990	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$63,640	280	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.