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High-paying jobs in North Carolina

Active job postings in North Carolina that advertise a salary of $150,000 or more. Only postings that published a salary figure are included.

North Carolina job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in North Carolina.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Store Supervisor / Manager1,411$105k n=24—
Crew / Cashier834——
Retail Associate560—$18.50/hr n=51
Restaurant Manager / GM549——
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead454—$18.91/hr n=3

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other601$128k n=35—
Fast Food and Counter Workers386——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers354——
Software Developers208$127k n=31—
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers205——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time533$18k n=15$18.57/hr n=120
Full-time390$127k n=178$18.57/hr n=28
Contract324$147k n=56$17.50/hr n=3
Intern62——
Temporary60$131k n=5—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants3,411$63k n=4$17.15/hr n=6
Retail3,177$105k n=45$18.57/hr n=149
Professional Services863$160k n=49—
Consumer Goods668$105k n=24$18.57/hr n=143
Financial Services635$109k n=93—

Top categories

  • Store Supervisor / Manager1,411
  • Crew / Cashier834
  • Retail Associate560
  • Restaurant Manager / GM549
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead454
  • Food Service313

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other601
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers386
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers354
  • Software Developers208
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers205
  • Retail Salespersons176

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants3,411
  • Retail3,177
  • Professional Services863
  • Consumer Goods668
  • Financial Services635
  • Healthcare498

Employment mix

  • Unspecified7,726 · 85%
  • Part-time533 · 6%
  • Full-time390 · 4%
  • Contract324 · 4%
  • Intern62 · 1%
  • Temporary60 · 1%

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