What work pays in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

6% cheaper than the US average
·NC·
253k jobs
Figures from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and BEA price parities
Price level 94
253,210 working
NC
29 occupations reported
and more...

The best-paid work here

Adjusted for what things cost locally, Physicians, All Other is the best-paid occupation in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area: $371,190 on paper, worth $393,501 once the local price level is taken into account.

Pay by occupation

OccupationHourlyAnnualWorth locally
Physicians, All Other$178.46/hr$371,190$393,501
Marketing Managers$70.49/hr$146,610$155,422
Computer and Information Systems Managers$70.37/hr$146,360$155,157
Pharmacists$63.52/hr$132,130$140,072
Software Developers$59.62/hr$124,010$131,464
Nurse Practitioners$59.50/hr$123,770$131,209
Financial Managers$58.88/hr$122,480$129,842
Human Resources Managers$56.81/hr$118,150$125,251
Industrial Production Managers$54.95/hr$114,300$121,170
Sales Managers$50.85/hr$105,770$112,127
Managers, All Other$49.42/hr$102,790$108,968
Medical and Health Services Managers$48.25/hr$100,360$106,392
Construction Managers$48.07/hr$99,990$106,000
Physical Therapists$47.61/hr$99,040$104,993
Lawyers$46.97/hr$97,690$103,561
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$46.50/hr$96,720$102,533
Civil Engineers$45.89/hr$95,460$101,197
Industrial Engineers$45.62/hr$94,880$100,583
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$45.00/hr$93,610$99,236
Management Analysts$43.92/hr$91,350$96,840
Project Management Specialists$43.85/hr$91,200$96,681
Computer Systems Analysts$43.85/hr$91,200$96,681
Financial and Investment Analysts$43.42/hr$90,310$95,738
Dental Hygienists$40.43/hr$84,080$89,133
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$39.92/hr$83,040$88,031
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryNot published$82,550$87,511
Registered Nurses$39.47/hr$82,100$87,034
Data Scientists$39.37/hr$81,880$86,801
Computer Occupations, All Other$39.22/hr$81,570$86,473

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Location

San Diego, CA, United States of America (SAN-San Diego Intl.)

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

Photograph by Curtis Adams.