What is the average salary in North Carolina?

$64,070a year

Average yearly pay across 749 jobs with official data in North Carolina, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $30.80
Jobs with data: 749
Workers counted: 4,902,640

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Surgeon	$398,400
Dermatologist	$367,400
Emergency Medicine Physician	$339,400
Neurologist	$325,600
Orthopedic Surgeon	$323,600
Chief Executive	$314,300
General Internal Medicine Physician	$289,800
Physician	$260,300
Physician	$248,900
Anesthesiologist	$239,200

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Retail Salesperson	$31,370
Laborer and Freight	$38,230
Registered Nurse	$84,350
Cashier	$28,880
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$28,570
Customer Service Representative	$40,240
Stocker and Order Filler	$35,950
Cook	$27,190
Waiter and Waitress	$32,150
Office Clerk	$41,770

Management

Administrative Services Manager$105,600
Advertising and Promotions Manager$121,700
Architectural and Engineering Manager$167,800
Chief Executive$314,300
Compensation and Benefits Manager$135,200
Computer and Information Systems Manager$172,900
Construction Manager$106,600
Education Administrator$83,180
Education Administrator$101,100
Education Administrator$98,880
Education and Childcare Administrator$57,200
Emergency Management Director$93,840
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$77,990
Facilities Manager$108,100
Farmer$80,540
Financial Manager$166,800
Food Service Manager$74,080
Fundraising Manager$125,900
Funeral Home Manager$80,730
General and Operations Manager$102,000
Human Resources Manager$143,000
Industrial Production Manager$125,900
Lodging Manager$63,860
Manager$141,200
Marketing Manager$165,500
Medical and Health Services Manager$114,400
Natural Sciences Manager$173,900
Personal Service Manager$73,990
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$96,410
Property$61,430
Public Relations Manager$132,300
Purchasing Manager$138,700
Sales Manager$150,500
Social and Community Service Manager$79,590
Training and Development Manager$126,200
Transportation$106,100

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$82,050
Budget Analyst$82,350
Business Operations Specialist$80,230
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$75,880
Claims Adjuster$75,310
Compensation$67,970
Compliance Officer$78,500
Cost Estimator$74,730
Credit Analyst$94,570
Credit Counselor$46,180
Financial and Investment Analyst$102,400
Financial Examiner$100,700
Financial Risk Specialist$132,000
Financial Specialist$80,900
Fundraiser$66,100
Human Resources Specialist$73,070
Insurance Appraiser$74,810
Insurance Underwriter$77,120
Labor Relations Specialist$86,270
Loan Officer$75,920
Logistician$80,780
Management Analyst$98,560
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$78,410
Meeting$54,990
Personal Financial Advisor$96,880
Project Management Specialist$100,800
Property Appraiser and Assessor$66,700
Tax Examiner and Collector$61,950
Tax Preparer$48,130
Training and Development Specialist$65,250

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$128,700
Computer and Information Research Scientist$128,400
Computer Network Architect$127,300
Computer Occupation$104,900
Computer Programmer$81,070
Computer Systems Analyst$106,900
Computer User Support Specialist$60,120
Data Scientist$119,100
Database Administrator$113,900
Database Architect$134,600
Information Security Analyst$131,500
Mathematical Science Occupation$101,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$95,230
Operations Research Analyst$97,290
Software Developer$134,700
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$100,400
Statistician$115,700
Web and Digital Interface Designer$97,990
Web Developer$96,610

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$122,900
Architect$95,700
Architectural and Civil Drafter$62,750
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$94,790
Calibration Technologist and Technician$61,000
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$81,080
Chemical Engineer$117,400
Civil Engineer$100,700
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$58,700
Computer Hardware Engineer$134,700
Drafter$59,500
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$76,040
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$81,960
Electrical Engineer$110,100
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$63,330
Electronics Engineer$115,900
Engineer$112,500
Engineering Technologist and Technician$72,070
Environmental Engineer$99,440
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$53,660
Health and Safety Engineer$106,800
Industrial Engineer$99,310
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$69,720
Landscape Architect$83,420
Materials Engineer$104,200
Mechanical Drafter$59,050
Mechanical Engineer$100,700
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$62,360
Mining and Geological Engineer$70,310
Nuclear Engineer$131,900
Surveying and Mapping Technician$53,160
Surveyor$76,210

Life, physical, and social science

Agricultural Technician$51,470
Anthropologist and Archeologist$73,130
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$91,560
Biochemist and Biophysicist$82,220
Biological Scientist$100,100
Biological Technician$61,720
Chemical Technician$59,030
Chemist$82,620
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$92,130
Conservation Scientist$64,460
Economist$136,200
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$51,630
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$74,130
Epidemiologist$84,770
Food Science Technician$48,640
Food Scientist and Technologist$79,840
Forensic Science Technician$59,240
Forest and Conservation Technician$48,360
Forester$77,870
Geological Technician$48,090
Geoscientist$95,260
Historian$73,440
Hydrologic Technician$59,590
Hydrologist$81,770
Life$49,200
Materials Scientist$106,500
Medical Scientist$103,000
Microbiologist$85,860
Nuclear Technician$110,400
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$86,650
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$61,760
Physical Scientist$110,000
Physicist$174,200
Psychologist$126,400
School Psychologist$73,220
Social Science Research Assistant$63,710
Social Scientist and Related Worker$81,420
Sociologist$126,800
Soil and Plant Scientist$76,330
Survey Researcher$96,560
Urban and Regional Planner$81,230
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$64,620

Community and social service

Child$59,610
Clergy$59,600
Community and Social Service Specialist$54,820
Community Health Worker$47,560
Counselor$52,280
Director$63,280
Educational$57,630
Health Education Specialist$58,080
Healthcare Social Worker$63,280
Marriage and Family Therapist$48,100
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$58,210
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$62,220
Rehabilitation Counselor$45,890
Social and Human Service Assistant$42,850
Social Worker$63,490
Substance Abuse$55,490

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$51,810
Agricultural Sciences Teacher$102,600
Anthropology and Archeology Teacher$64,380
Architecture Teacher$86,850
Archivist$55,370
Area$66,470
Art$73,800
Atmospheric$103,000
Biological Science Teacher$77,700
Business Teacher$79,600
Career/Technical Education Teacher$62,390
Career/Technical Education Teacher$52,270
Career/Technical Education Teacher$58,600
Chemistry Teacher$78,620
Communications Teacher$65,850
Computer Science Teacher$80,080
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$63,020
Curator$49,470
Economics Teacher$114,200
Education Teacher$70,050
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$61,580
Elementary School Teacher$54,930
English Language and Literature Teacher$63,370
Environmental Science Teacher$82,360
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher$78,770
Farm and Home Management Educator$64,280
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$63,900
Forestry and Conservation Science Teacher$108,400
Geography Teacher$84,630
Health Specialties Teacher$103,200
History Teacher$75,070
Instructional Coordinator$63,340
Kindergarten Teacher$53,180
Law Teacher$97,090
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$61,420
Library Science Teacher$79,460
Library Technician$46,520
Mathematical Science Teacher$73,620
Middle School Teacher$52,010
Museum Technician and Conservator$39,290
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$80,400
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$76,340
Physics Teacher$87,370
Political Science Teacher$78,760
Postsecondary Teacher$74,240
Preschool Teacher$35,710
Psychology Teacher$75,260
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$73,860
Secondary School Teacher$57,650
Self-Enrichment Teacher$41,710
Social Work Teacher$68,660
Sociology Teacher$76,430
Special Education Teacher$60,180
Special Education Teacher$58,260
Special Education Teacher$59,360
Special Education Teacher$56,770
Special Education Teacher$65,170
Substitute Teacher$33,780
Teacher and Instructor$50,000
Teaching Assistant$50,050
Teaching Assistant$29,790
Tutor$42,390

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Actor$39,170
Art Director$90,000
Artist and Related Worker$81,850
Audio and Video Technician$46,700
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$47,910
Broadcast Technician$47,780
Camera Operator$62,720
Coach and Scout$43,840
Commercial and Industrial Designer$80,620
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$73,510
Designer$51,740
Disc Jockey$54,700
Editor$73,740
Entertainer and Performer$35,980
Fashion Designer$74,990
Film and Video Editor$60,020
Floral Designer$37,190
Graphic Designer$58,450
Interior Designer$61,400
Interpreter and Translator$50,030
Lighting Technician$49,410
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$78,690
Media and Communication Worker$42,920
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$37,960
Music Director and Composer$63,380
Musician and Singer$120,600
News Analyst$58,670
Photographer$37,120
Producer and Director$63,700
Public Relations Specialist$67,230
Set and Exhibit Designer$49,410
Sound Engineering Technician$49,150
Special Effects Artist and Animator$88,350
Technical Writer$86,320
Umpire$26,540
Writer and Author$63,660

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Acupuncturist$76,500
Anesthesiologist$239,200
Athletic Trainer$56,540
Audiologist$88,920
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$55,460
Chiropractor$91,540
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$60,650
Dental Hygienist$97,850
Dentist$207,000
Dentist$226,000
Dermatologist$367,400
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$86,010
Dietetic Technician$31,010
Dietitian and Nutritionist$67,560
Emergency Medical Technician$44,250
Emergency Medicine Physician$339,400
Exercise Physiologist$52,450
Family Medicine Physician$215,200
General Internal Medicine Physician$289,800
Genetic Counselor$93,570
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$63,010
Health Technologist and Technician$46,480
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$117,200
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$57,390
Hearing Aid Specialist$75,810
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$63,270
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$85,120
Medical Dosimetrist$147,800
Medical Records Specialist$49,620
Neurologist$325,600
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$85,240
Nurse Anesthetist$224,600
Nurse Midwive$126,000
Nurse Practitioner$129,000
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$134,500
Occupational Therapist$92,940
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$45,150
Optician$50,190
Optometrist$161,600
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon$224,000
Orthodontist$225,000
Orthopedic Surgeon$323,600
Orthotist and Prosthetist$82,190
Paramedic$57,320
Pediatrician$183,600
Pharmacist$138,900
Pharmacy Technician$44,530
Physical Therapist$99,910
Physician$248,900
Physician$260,300
Physician Assistant$129,400
Podiatrist$215,400
Psychiatric Technician$40,630
Psychiatrist$168,900
Radiation Therapist$99,250
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$74,450
Recreational Therapist$51,030
Registered Nurse$84,350
Respiratory Therapist$80,090
Speech-Language Pathologist$86,460
Surgeon$398,400
Surgical Assistant$59,920
Surgical Technologist$60,920
Therapist$60,400
Veterinarian$129,200
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$47,620

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$50,380
Healthcare Support Worker$47,080
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$31,240
Massage Therapist$60,650
Medical Assistant$45,140
Medical Equipment Preparer$45,130
Medical Transcriptionist$39,300
Nursing Assistant$38,460
Occupational Therapy Aide$66,190
Occupational Therapy Assistant$69,390
Orderly$38,680
Pharmacy Aide$35,530
Phlebotomist$43,330
Physical Therapist Aide$34,760
Physical Therapist Assistant$67,540
Psychiatric Aide$38,400
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$37,070

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$43,940
Bailiff$56,100
Correctional Officer and Jailer$50,550
Crossing Guard and Flagger$33,730
Detective and Criminal Investigator$63,280
Fire Inspector and Investigator$66,820
Firefighter$37,940
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$67,270
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$59,560
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$91,100
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$66,400
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$57,390
Fish and Game Warden$61,430
Lifeguard$27,310
Parking Enforcement Worker$42,410
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$59,300
Private Detective and Investigator$52,890
Protective Service Worker$43,740
School Bus Monitor$32,970
Security Guard$35,010
Transportation Security Screener$64,540

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$36,470
Chef and Head Cook$61,130
Cook$27,190
Cook$36,140
Cook$35,400
Cook$31,290
Cook$31,120
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$27,560
Dishwasher$30,340
Fast Food and Counter Worker$28,570
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$45,010
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$30,160
Food Preparation Worker$30,260
Food Server$31,460
Host and Hostess$28,320
Waiter and Waitress$32,150

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$39,180
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$47,490
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$56,930
Janitor and Cleaner$34,500
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$37,910
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$31,310
Pest Control Worker$44,740
Pesticide Handler$48,240
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$48,480

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$26,680
Animal Caretaker$30,870
Animal Trainer$37,680
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$32,940
Barber$31,050
Childcare Worker$29,140
Concierge$34,780
Costume Attendant$33,920
Crematory Operator$41,350
Embalmer$68,550
Entertainment Attendant and Related Worker$37,240
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$46,450
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$49,040
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$45,400
Funeral Attendant$34,940
Hairdresser$38,410
Locker Room$33,140
Manicurist and Pedicurist$34,740
Mortician$60,730
Personal Care and Service Worker$33,290
Recreation Worker$32,720
Residential Advisor$39,130
Shampooer$26,030
Skincare Specialist$39,120
Tour and Travel Guide$32,570
Usher$30,260

Sales and related

Cashier$28,880
Counter and Rental Clerk$38,230
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$36,650
Door-to-Door Sales Worker$37,370
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$91,200
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$47,760
Insurance Sales Agent$58,710
Parts Salesperson$32,480
Real Estate Broker$52,830
Real Estate Sales Agent$51,240
Retail Salesperson$31,370
Sale and Related Worker$38,470
Sales Engineer$121,500
Sales Representative$125,400
Sales Representative$70,990
Sales Representatives of Service$62,620
Security$74,040
Telemarketer$34,380
Travel Agent$56,180

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$42,910
Billing and Posting Clerk$47,160
Bookkeeping$47,930
Brokerage Clerk$60,950
Cargo and Freight Agent$48,000
Communications Equipment Operator$46,430
Correspondence Clerk$42,340
Courier and Messenger$39,100
Court$49,110
Credit Authorizer$47,340
Customer Service Representative$40,240
Data Entry Keyer$39,610
Desktop Publisher$43,700
Dispatcher$48,230
Eligibility Interviewer$47,350
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$70,140
File Clerk$43,260
Financial Clerk$58,290
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$62,340
Hotel$29,900
Human Resources Assistant$48,190
Information and Record Clerk$33,880
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$48,130
Interviewer$39,200
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$43,720
Library Assistant$34,550
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$57,780
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$37,830
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$44,190
Meter Reader$41,830
New Accounts Clerk$49,480
Office and Administrative Support Worker$48,890
Office Clerk$41,770
Office Machine Operator$44,480
Order Clerk$46,060
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$53,550
Postal Service Clerk$64,290
Postal Service Mail Carrier$59,990
Postal Service Mail Sorter$55,350
Procurement Clerk$50,390
Production$52,640
Proofreader and Copy Marker$46,140
Public Safety Telecommunicator$46,550
Receptionist and Information Clerk$35,440
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$44,630
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$45,790
Shipping$43,040
Switchboard Operator$38,520
Telephone Operator$40,360
Teller$44,830
Weigher$43,680

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Equipment Operator$39,580
Agricultural Inspector$47,760
Agricultural Worker$43,790
Faller$46,080
Farmworker$38,750
Farmworker and Laborer$33,870
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$58,700
Grader and Sorter$34,720
Log Grader and Scaler$36,850
Logging Equipment Operator$48,420
Logging Worker$48,460

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$49,720
Brickmason and Blockmason$49,940
Carpenter$49,100
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$46,780
Construction and Building Inspector$66,080
Construction Laborer$44,720
Continuous Mining Machine Operator$59,030
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$45,080
Earth Driller$57,300
Electrician$56,800
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$107,700
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$58,620
Explosives Worker$85,630
Fence Erector$39,100
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$75,270
Floor Layer$51,700
Floor Sander and Finisher$39,170
Glazier$46,170
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$43,180
Helper$38,480
Helpers--Brickmason$39,230
Helpers--Carpenter$40,540
Helpers--Electrician$39,880
Helpers--Extraction Worker$42,670
Helpers--Painter$35,980
Helpers--Pipelayer$43,710
Helpers--Roofer$44,120
Highway Maintenance Worker$47,880
Insulation Worker$42,990
Insulation Worker$48,430
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$47,510
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$49,310
Painter$44,110
Paperhanger$48,590
Paving$47,820
Pipelayer$47,220
Plumber$57,080
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator$47,700
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker$51,690
Rock Splitter$56,320
Roofer$49,010
Rotary Drill Operator$57,760
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$47,280
Sheet Metal Worker$50,730
Solar Photovoltaic Installer$43,860
Stonemason$52,760
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$48,740
Taper$45,770
Tile and Stone Setter$44,650

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$76,980
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$44,490
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$50,520
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$60,710
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$48,200
Avionics Technician$78,710
Bicycle Repairer$36,500
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$57,490
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairer$41,140
Coin$46,010
Computer$46,890
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$64,820
Electric Motor$46,320
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$76,740
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$104,700
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$77,270
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$46,850
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$50,750
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$76,800
Heating$57,260
Helpers--Installation$38,700
Home Appliance Repairer$47,270
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$62,430
Installation$46,780
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$45,900
Maintenance and Repair Worker$47,910
Maintenance Worker$60,580
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installer$51,460
Mechanical Door Repairer$52,050
Medical Equipment Repairer$59,190
Millwright$62,990
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$64,080
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$51,430
Motorcycle Mechanic$48,670
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$42,970
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$47,370
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$61,070
Radio$47,040
Rail Car Repairer$47,880
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$62,000
Rigger$56,640
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$54,120
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$63,970
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$56,680
Tire Repairer and Changer$35,140
Wind Turbine Service Technician$66,380

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$34,830
Aircraft Structure$51,930
Baker$34,510
Butcher and Meat Cutter$38,240
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$46,010
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$49,650
Chemical Plant and System Operator$62,920
Cleaning$38,340
Coating$46,730
Coil Winder$51,180
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$50,440
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$63,990
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operator and Tender$39,030
Crushing$46,270
Cutter and Trimmer$47,910
Cutting$43,400
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$43,770
Dental Laboratory Technician$49,700
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter$46,970
Electrical$45,080
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$45,750
Etcher and Engraver$39,270
Extruding$43,050
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$53,330
Extruding and Forming Machine Setter$40,090
Fabric and Apparel Patternmaker$48,180
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$43,890
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$69,640
Food and Tobacco Roasting$35,980
Food Batchmaker$36,590
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$39,070
Food Processing Worker$37,360
Foundry Mold and Coremaker$46,910
Furnace$39,310
Furniture Finisher$39,920
Gas Plant Operator$81,460
Grinding$47,770
Grinding and Polishing Worker$37,600
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$46,660
Helpers--Production Worker$39,410
Inspector$46,430
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$55,420
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$53,840
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$31,920
Machinist$55,230
Meat$39,170
Medical Appliance Technician$54,650
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$45,190
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$60,780
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$49,210
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$40,330
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$47,020
Model Maker$45,760
Molder$38,190
Molding$41,630
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$47,320
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$44,140
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$41,150
Painting$42,960
Paper Goods Machine Setter$47,940
Patternmaker$47,050
Petroleum Pump System Operator$80,060
Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator$35,580
Plant and System Operator$61,190
Plating Machine Setter$43,540
Pourer and Caster$57,700
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$90,420
Power Plant Operator$108,300
Prepress Technician and Worker$49,760
Presser$29,300
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$39,580
Printing Press Operator$45,630
Production Worker$38,790
Rolling Machine Setter$48,450
Sawing Machine Setter$38,100
Semiconductor Processing Technician$56,160
Separating$49,140
Sewer$36,550
Sewing Machine Operator$35,160
Shoe and Leather Worker and Repairer$38,020
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$39,930
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$60,860
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$48,990
Tailor$41,260
Textile$37,280
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operator and Tender$37,610
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$43,460
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter$36,700
Textile Winding$36,580
Tire Builder$63,950
Tool and Die Maker$61,060
Tool Grinder$45,790
Upholsterer$50,600
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$51,680
Welder$50,590
Welding$47,580
Woodworker$39,370
Woodworking Machine Setter$37,550

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$129,200
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$59,130
Airfield Operations Specialist$45,820
Airline Pilot$151,500
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$32,450
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$33,680
Bridge and Lock Tender$41,380
Bus Driver$37,460
Bus Driver$44,060
Captain$69,170
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$33,470
Commercial Pilot$127,300
Conveyor Operator and Tender$39,160
Crane and Tower Operator$64,480
Driver/Sales Worker$36,540
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$60,070
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$51,530
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$43,420
Laborer and Freight$38,230
Light Truck Driver$39,910
Locomotive Engineer$61,190
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$37,370
Material Moving Worker$38,960
Motor Vehicle Operator$29,000
Packer and Packager$34,360
Parking Attendant$30,540
Passenger Attendant$35,740
Pump Operator$45,890
Railroad Brake$54,810
Railroad Conductor and Yardmaster$58,930
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$44,670
Sailor and Marine Oiler$44,770
Ship Engineer$65,010
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$31,980
Stocker and Order Filler$35,950
Subway and Streetcar Operator$62,590
Tank Car$44,910
Taxi Driver$36,950
Traffic Technician$56,800
Transportation Inspector$84,470
Transportation Worker$43,660

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in North Carolina?

About $64,070 a year ($30.80 an hour): the average of the 749 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in North Carolina?

Surgeon ($398,400), Dermatologist ($367,400), Emergency Medicine Physician ($339,400).

What are the most common jobs in North Carolina?

Retail Salesperson (127,540 jobs), Laborer and Freight (116,720 jobs), Registered Nurse (111,120 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.