What work pays in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

6% cheaper than the US average
·NC·
238k jobs
Figures from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and BEA price parities
Price level 94
238,010 working
NC
35 occupations reported
and more...

The best-paid work here

Adjusted for what things cost locally, Physicians, All Other is the best-paid occupation in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area: $264,260 on paper, worth $280,144 once the local price level is taken into account.

Pay by occupation

OccupationHourlyAnnualWorth locally
Physicians, All Other$127.05/hr$264,260$280,144
Marketing Managers$78.44/hr$163,160$172,967
Computer and Information Systems Managers$70.42/hr$146,480$155,284
Pharmacists$63.53/hr$132,130$140,072
Nurse Practitioners$60.90/hr$126,670$134,283
Financial Managers$59.40/hr$123,550$130,976
Software Developers$59.37/hr$123,490$130,912
Industrial Production Managers$56.55/hr$117,620$124,689
Human Resources Managers$56.14/hr$116,770$123,788
Sales Managers$53.26/hr$110,780$117,438
Managers, All Other$49.83/hr$103,650$109,880
Medical and Health Services Managers$48.89/hr$101,690$107,802
Mechanical Engineers$48.73/hr$101,370$107,463
Construction Managers$48.57/hr$101,030$107,102
Lawyers$48.10/hr$100,060$106,074
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$48.00/hr$99,840$105,841
Physical Therapists$47.76/hr$99,340$105,311
Computer Systems Analysts$47.48/hr$98,760$104,696
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$47.02/hr$97,790$103,667
Administrative Services Managers$45.90/hr$95,470$101,208
Industrial Engineers$45.69/hr$95,040$100,752
Data Scientists$45.66/hr$94,980$100,689
Management Analysts$45.40/hr$94,430$100,106
Project Management Specialists$45.27/hr$94,170$99,830
Dental Hygienists$44.73/hr$93,030$98,621
Civil Engineers$44.63/hr$92,830$98,409
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$44.47/hr$92,500$98,060
Computer Occupations, All Other$42.06/hr$87,480$92,738
General and Operations Managers$40.65/hr$84,540$89,621
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$39.52/hr$82,210$87,151
Financial and Investment Analysts$39.37/hr$81,880$86,801
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryNot published$81,820$86,738
Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryNot published$81,780$86,695
Registered Nurses$39.17/hr$81,470$86,367
Logisticians$37.83/hr$78,690$83,419

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Location

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Elsewhere in North Carolina

The same state income tax, a different price level. Each figure is the local cost of living against a national average of 100.

All work and pay in North Carolina

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