What is the average salary in Charlotte, NC?

$68,820a year

Average yearly pay across 663 jobs with official data in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $33.09
Jobs with data: 663
Workers counted: 1,341,800

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Orthopedic Surgeon	$572,900
Cardiologist	$528,800
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$353,700
Neurologist	$337,600
Chief Executive	$329,000
Physician	$327,000
General Internal Medicine Physician	$289,800
Nurse Anesthetist	$277,600
Dermatologist	$276,200
Family Medicine Physician	$269,300

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Laborer and Freight	$38,850
Retail Salesperson	$33,580
Cashier	$29,610
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$28,880
Registered Nurse	$90,620
Customer Service Representative	$44,980
Stocker and Order Filler	$37,440
Software Developer	$135,900
Waiter and Waitress	$36,430
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver	$56,120

Management

Administrative Services Manager$111,400
Advertising and Promotions Manager$125,200
Architectural and Engineering Manager$170,000
Chief Executive$329,000
Compensation and Benefits Manager$167,500
Computer and Information Systems Manager$176,800
Construction Manager$107,200
Education Administrator$89,170
Education Administrator$93,720
Education Administrator$84,790
Education and Childcare Administrator$59,430
Emergency Management Director$101,300
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$81,450
Facilities Manager$111,000
Farmer$103,400
Financial Manager$172,800
Food Service Manager$75,460
Fundraising Manager$127,400
Funeral Home Manager$81,820
General and Operations Manager$112,700
Human Resources Manager$158,900
Industrial Production Manager$128,600
Lodging Manager$76,520
Manager$156,000
Marketing Manager$166,200
Medical and Health Services Manager$111,100
Natural Sciences Manager$173,200
Personal Service Manager$79,650
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$97,880
Property$72,900
Public Relations Manager$135,000
Purchasing Manager$144,300
Sales Manager$162,000
Social and Community Service Manager$79,990
Training and Development Manager$127,100
Transportation$118,100

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$92,910
Budget Analyst$89,410
Business Operations Specialist$82,020
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$77,890
Claims Adjuster$78,680
Compensation$76,960
Compliance Officer$86,720
Cost Estimator$77,990
Credit Analyst$100,600
Credit Counselor$46,950
Financial and Investment Analyst$106,500
Financial Examiner$105,200
Financial Risk Specialist$133,500
Financial Specialist$87,530
Fundraiser$63,920
Human Resources Specialist$78,330
Insurance Appraiser$75,740
Insurance Underwriter$80,080
Labor Relations Specialist$98,890
Loan Officer$78,200
Logistician$79,000
Management Analyst$102,900
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$82,930
Meeting$59,420
Personal Financial Advisor$99,440
Project Management Specialist$105,200
Property Appraiser and Assessor$66,700
Tax Examiner and Collector$65,390
Tax Preparer$50,350
Training and Development Specialist$68,480

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$128,700
Computer and Information Research Scientist$102,600
Computer Network Architect$134,400
Computer Network Support Specialist$75,420
Computer Occupation$110,800
Computer Programmer$84,720
Computer Systems Analyst$110,800
Computer User Support Specialist$60,220
Data Scientist$132,500
Database Administrator$113,900
Database Architect$138,900
Information Security Analyst$131,400
Mathematical Science Occupation$109,200
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$89,990
Operations Research Analyst$105,200
Software Developer$135,900
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$81,990
Statistician$126,400
Web and Digital Interface Designer$94,290
Web Developer$102,000

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$132,800
Architect$98,620
Architectural and Civil Drafter$63,940
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$97,670
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$79,330
Chemical Engineer$115,900
Civil Engineer$102,400
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$50,250
Computer Hardware Engineer$108,500
Drafter$61,800
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$74,760
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$78,900
Electrical Engineer$103,400
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$63,330
Electronics Engineer$107,600
Engineer$118,200
Engineering Technologist and Technician$64,470
Environmental Engineer$82,840
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$59,170
Health and Safety Engineer$113,100
Industrial Engineer$102,100
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$72,620
Landscape Architect$83,900
Materials Engineer$104,900
Mechanical Drafter$62,890
Mechanical Engineer$102,000
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$63,770
Nuclear Engineer$131,900
Surveying and Mapping Technician$58,480
Surveyor$76,710

Life, physical, and social science

Agricultural Technician$41,030
Biochemist and Biophysicist$98,820
Biological Scientist$101,700
Biological Technician$62,060
Chemical Technician$61,730
Chemist$88,890
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$117,200
Conservation Scientist$50,300
Economist$117,600
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$55,530
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$72,730
Epidemiologist$68,100
Food Scientist and Technologist$87,270
Forensic Science Technician$59,240
Forest and Conservation Technician$43,500
Forester$78,800
Geological Technician$52,990
Geoscientist$86,420
Historian$45,530
Life$61,730
Life Scientist$105,400
Materials Scientist$102,100
Medical Scientist$97,440
Microbiologist$85,470
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$91,160
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$61,670
Psychologist$146,900
School Psychologist$80,850
Social Science Research Assistant$65,740
Social Scientist and Related Worker$90,580
Soil and Plant Scientist$76,330
Survey Researcher$92,160
Urban and Regional Planner$83,170

Community and social service

Child$60,950
Clergy$60,760
Community and Social Service Specialist$54,820
Community Health Worker$49,920
Counselor$56,350
Director$63,650
Educational$59,530
Health Education Specialist$54,070
Healthcare Social Worker$66,410
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$58,090
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$62,220
Rehabilitation Counselor$48,290
Social and Human Service Assistant$43,480
Social Worker$69,300
Substance Abuse$56,130

Legal

Administrative Law Judge$140,100
Judge$72,610
Lawyer$157,200
Legal Support Worker$62,540
Paralegal and Legal Assistant$59,870
Title Examiner$61,510

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$57,510
Anthropology and Archeology Teacher$45,470
Architecture Teacher$88,490
Archivist$58,000
Area$73,010
Art$72,970
Biological Science Teacher$74,760
Business Teacher$74,530
Career/Technical Education Teacher$60,380
Career/Technical Education Teacher$57,100
Career/Technical Education Teacher$60,140
Chemistry Teacher$76,690
Communications Teacher$65,180
Computer Science Teacher$74,470
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$73,260
Curator$53,100
Economics Teacher$96,790
Education Teacher$69,750
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$51,650
Elementary School Teacher$58,680
Engineering Teacher$106,900
English Language and Literature Teacher$60,820
Environmental Science Teacher$110,500
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$62,870
Geography Teacher$84,630
Health Specialties Teacher$66,760
History Teacher$67,590
Instructional Coordinator$63,940
Kindergarten Teacher$58,950
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$64,240
Library Science Teacher$65,980
Library Technician$46,900
Mathematical Science Teacher$66,140
Middle School Teacher$59,110
Museum Technician and Conservator$41,860
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$78,250
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$70,840
Physics Teacher$108,100
Political Science Teacher$77,870
Postsecondary Teacher$78,350
Preschool Teacher$36,480
Psychology Teacher$78,210
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$73,450
Secondary School Teacher$60,300
Self-Enrichment Teacher$41,420
Social Work Teacher$68,660
Sociology Teacher$66,890
Special Education Teacher$63,670
Special Education Teacher$61,050
Special Education Teacher$60,590
Special Education Teacher$60,070
Special Education Teacher$62,160
Substitute Teacher$32,010
Teacher and Instructor$49,050
Teaching Assistant$43,490
Teaching Assistant$29,730
Tutor$44,320

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Actor$42,930
Art Director$90,000
Audio and Video Technician$48,490
Broadcast Technician$53,170
Camera Operator$63,990
Coach and Scout$46,440
Commercial and Industrial Designer$83,770
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$63,840
Designer$57,230
Editor$77,730
Entertainer and Performer$35,980
Fashion Designer$82,130
Film and Video Editor$46,740
Fine Artist$56,300
Floral Designer$38,220
Graphic Designer$59,810
Interior Designer$64,370
Interpreter and Translator$52,640
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$50,470
Media and Communication Worker$46,190
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$39,760
Music Director and Composer$67,590
Musician and Singer$131,800
News Analyst$61,360
Photographer$36,810
Producer and Director$74,850
Public Relations Specialist$75,190
Sound Engineering Technician$44,790
Special Effects Artist and Animator$92,340
Technical Writer$82,610
Umpire$39,900
Writer and Author$63,720

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Acupuncturist$82,890
Anesthesiologist$239,200
Athletic Trainer$56,970
Audiologist$89,190
Cardiologist$528,800
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$56,780
Chiropractor$91,540
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$62,360
Dental Hygienist$98,390
Dentist$189,200
Dermatologist$276,200
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$98,650
Dietetic Technician$32,030
Dietitian and Nutritionist$74,930
Emergency Medical Technician$45,550
Emergency Medicine Physician$195,800
Exercise Physiologist$53,250
Family Medicine Physician$269,300
General Internal Medicine Physician$289,800
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$42,480
Health Technologist and Technician$48,340
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$96,640
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$61,080
Hearing Aid Specialist$63,260
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$65,140
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$90,930
Medical Dosimetrist$157,800
Medical Records Specialist$51,110
Neurologist$337,600
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$92,630
Nurse Anesthetist$277,600
Nurse Midwive$128,100
Nurse Practitioner$130,300
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$353,700
Occupational Therapist$98,450
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$47,540
Optician$51,620
Optometrist$157,200
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon$239,200
Orthopedic Surgeon$572,900
Orthotist and Prosthetist$85,550
Paramedic$61,660
Pediatrician$217,700
Pharmacist$150,600
Pharmacy Technician$46,220
Physical Therapist$101,100
Physician$239,200
Physician$327,000
Physician Assistant$133,100
Podiatrist$254,600
Psychiatric Technician$44,110
Psychiatrist$169,900
Radiation Therapist$99,250
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$78,950
Recreational Therapist$52,170
Registered Nurse$90,620
Respiratory Therapist$82,020
Speech-Language Pathologist$90,960
Surgeon$239,200
Surgical Assistant$52,890
Surgical Technologist$63,490
Therapist$67,330
Veterinarian$129,100
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$46,310

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$50,060
Healthcare Support Worker$47,830
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$33,680
Massage Therapist$58,930
Medical Assistant$46,520
Medical Equipment Preparer$46,420
Medical Transcriptionist$44,770
Nursing Assistant$39,430
Occupational Therapy Assistant$72,780
Orderly$38,690
Pharmacy Aide$35,540
Phlebotomist$44,980
Physical Therapist Aide$35,410
Physical Therapist Assistant$70,720
Psychiatric Aide$41,780
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$37,780

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$46,310
Correctional Officer and Jailer$54,600
Crossing Guard and Flagger$34,690
Detective and Criminal Investigator$71,460
Fire Inspector and Investigator$76,740
Firefighter$38,700
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$86,770
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$65,960
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$107,200
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$75,570
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$49,550
Lifeguard$28,740
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$63,190
Private Detective and Investigator$73,430
Protective Service Worker$43,970
School Bus Monitor$34,120
Security Guard$35,010
Transportation Security Screener$64,540

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$37,390
Chef and Head Cook$64,260
Cook$27,690
Cook$37,690
Cook$37,030
Cook$34,600
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$29,470
Dishwasher$31,920
Fast Food and Counter Worker$28,880
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$47,280
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$31,440
Food Preparation Worker$34,180
Food Server$33,550
Host and Hostess$29,550
Waiter and Waitress$36,430

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$48,320
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$59,980
Janitor and Cleaner$35,600
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$38,630
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$32,240
Pest Control Worker$45,250
Pesticide Handler$44,820
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$46,750

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$28,900
Animal Caretaker$33,530
Animal Trainer$35,680
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$33,120
Childcare Worker$30,390
Concierge$35,200
Costume Attendant$33,510
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$48,540
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$51,080
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$45,420
Funeral Attendant$35,090
Hairdresser$38,530
Locker Room$34,510
Manicurist and Pedicurist$34,950
Mortician$58,070
Personal Care and Service Worker$37,500
Recreation Worker$31,580
Residential Advisor$39,520
Skincare Specialist$39,120
Tour and Travel Guide$33,400
Usher$30,720

Sales and related

Cashier$29,610
Counter and Rental Clerk$39,770
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$37,080
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$96,030
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$49,740
Insurance Sales Agent$62,490
Parts Salesperson$35,950
Real Estate Broker$95,320
Real Estate Sales Agent$63,930
Retail Salesperson$33,580
Sale and Related Worker$43,980
Sales Engineer$110,600
Sales Representative$124,400
Sales Representative$72,500
Sales Representatives of Service$61,850
Security$81,370
Telemarketer$49,240
Travel Agent$56,510

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$40,040
Billing and Posting Clerk$48,780
Bookkeeping$50,800
Brokerage Clerk$63,790
Cargo and Freight Agent$49,720
Courier and Messenger$39,110
Court$49,110
Credit Authorizer$53,790
Customer Service Representative$44,980
Data Entry Keyer$41,630
Dispatcher$50,520
Eligibility Interviewer$48,630
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$79,900
File Clerk$43,250
Financial Clerk$63,640
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$65,170
Hotel$30,910
Human Resources Assistant$49,760
Information and Record Clerk$50,840
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$51,370
Interviewer$38,880
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$45,570
Library Assistant$36,610
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$60,510
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$39,000
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$45,650
Meter Reader$45,980
Office and Administrative Support Worker$52,570
Office Clerk$44,010
Office Machine Operator$46,450
Order Clerk$48,320
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$57,650
Postal Service Clerk$63,650
Postal Service Mail Carrier$61,010
Postal Service Mail Sorter$47,440
Procurement Clerk$55,070
Production$57,340
Proofreader and Copy Marker$46,040
Public Safety Telecommunicator$48,080
Receptionist and Information Clerk$36,300
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$44,630
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$46,800
Shipping$44,960
Switchboard Operator$42,320
Teller$45,910
Weigher$46,720

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Equipment Operator$36,890
Agricultural Worker$43,600
Farmworker$37,860
Farmworker and Laborer$35,930
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$56,780
Logging Equipment Operator$50,370

Construction and extraction

Brickmason and Blockmason$52,500
Carpenter$50,960
Carpet Installer$51,360
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$48,200
Construction and Building Inspector$75,570
Construction Laborer$45,850
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$45,900
Earth Driller$61,500
Electrician$59,080
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$59,860
Explosives Worker$86,900
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$77,300
Floor Layer$56,040
Glazier$48,250
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$45,140
Helper$38,920
Helpers--Brickmason$39,550
Helpers--Carpenter$43,760
Helpers--Electrician$42,670
Helpers--Extraction Worker$48,690
Helpers--Pipelayer$46,540
Helpers--Roofer$44,380
Highway Maintenance Worker$49,470
Insulation Worker$44,520
Insulation Worker$49,570
Loading and Moving Machine Operator$80,480
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$48,540
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$50,870
Painter$44,900
Paving$48,190
Pipelayer$48,980
Plumber$58,690
Roofer$48,410
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$48,400
Sheet Metal Worker$50,890
Solar Photovoltaic Installer$45,970
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$48,290

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$78,580
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$44,490
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$55,790
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$59,810
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$53,660
Avionics Technician$101,900
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$60,300
Coin$47,150
Computer$47,570
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$65,170
Electric Motor$46,690
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$74,860
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$105,300
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$81,740
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$46,850
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$57,000
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$80,070
Heating$59,840
Helpers--Installation$41,630
Home Appliance Repairer$57,040
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$65,530
Installation$48,130
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$45,370
Maintenance and Repair Worker$51,000
Maintenance Worker$60,580
Mechanical Door Repairer$58,980
Medical Equipment Repairer$61,530
Millwright$65,360
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$66,420
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$51,200
Motorcycle Mechanic$55,550
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$45,260
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$47,840
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$61,070
Radio$49,970
Rail Car Repairer$76,870
Rigger$58,760
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$61,590
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$72,600
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$59,080
Tire Repairer and Changer$35,400
Wind Turbine Service Technician$77,950

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$34,550
Baker$36,580
Butcher and Meat Cutter$39,680
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$47,060
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$57,110
Cleaning$39,420
Coating$48,220
Coil Winder$60,380
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$49,400
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$66,150
Crushing$50,600
Cutter and Trimmer$40,970
Cutting$45,760
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$44,790
Dental Laboratory Technician$47,080
Electrical$42,660
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$40,800
Etcher and Engraver$41,600
Extruding$48,120
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$49,450
Extruding and Forming Machine Setter$40,310
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$38,530
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$74,080
Food and Tobacco Roasting$37,590
Food Batchmaker$39,260
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$42,710
Food Processing Worker$38,850
Foundry Mold and Coremaker$52,010
Furnace$43,850
Furniture Finisher$43,310
Gas Plant Operator$89,140
Grinding$51,000
Grinding and Polishing Worker$39,750
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$49,100
Helpers--Production Worker$40,600
Inspector$47,670
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$62,400
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$53,840
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$31,150
Machinist$60,210
Meat$40,640
Medical Appliance Technician$57,880
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$42,950
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$61,780
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$49,210
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$44,660
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$46,800
Molder$39,980
Molding$45,100
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$52,530
Nuclear Power Reactor Operator$112,900
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$42,280
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$44,330
Painting$47,790
Paper Goods Machine Setter$49,970
Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator$43,100
Plant and System Operator$61,200
Plating Machine Setter$44,840
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$98,800
Power Plant Operator$132,000
Prepress Technician and Worker$50,860
Presser$29,730
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$38,880
Printing Press Operator$43,590
Production Worker$42,620
Rolling Machine Setter$48,740
Sawing Machine Setter$39,110
Separating$50,260
Sewing Machine Operator$34,940
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$37,270
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$50,750
Tailor$45,510
Textile$44,910
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operator and Tender$37,960
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$38,520
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter$39,530
Textile Winding$36,800
Tire Builder$48,690
Tool and Die Maker$62,440
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$58,600
Welder$56,070
Welding$48,520
Woodworking Machine Setter$42,070

Transportation and material moving

Airfield Operations Specialist$46,060
Airline Pilot$151,500
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$37,420
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$35,080
Bus Driver$46,020
Bus Driver$42,830
Captain$76,340
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$31,260
Commercial Pilot$144,800
Conveyor Operator and Tender$39,550
Crane and Tower Operator$63,300
Driver/Sales Worker$37,830
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$63,470
Flight Attendant$64,890
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$56,120
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$43,880
Laborer and Freight$38,850
Light Truck Driver$42,860
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$38,130
Material Moving Worker$35,520
Motor Vehicle Operator$29,410
Packer and Packager$37,030
Parking Attendant$31,470
Passenger Attendant$35,740
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$49,470
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$33,500
Stocker and Order Filler$37,440
Tank Car$44,010
Transportation Inspector$85,650
Transportation Worker$43,660

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Charlotte, NC?

About $68,820 a year ($33.09 an hour): the average of the 663 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Charlotte, NC?

Orthopedic Surgeon ($572,900), Cardiologist ($528,800), Obstetrician and Gynecologist ($353,700).

What are the most common jobs in Charlotte, NC?

Laborer and Freight (40,540 jobs), Retail Salesperson (35,150 jobs), Cashier (27,350 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.