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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 / Manager1,507$105k n=25—
Crew / Cashier836——
Retail Associate575—$18.50/hr n=52
Restaurant Manager / GM561——
Food Service506——

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other390$117k n=11—
Fast Food and Counter Workers316——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers305——
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers189——
General and Operations Managers135——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time825$85k n=60$18.57/hr n=198
Full-time410$105k n=155$18.57/hr n=32
Contract307$160k n=31—
Intern66——
Temporary65$149k n=4—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants4,110$70k n=11—
Retail3,140$105k n=49$18.57/hr n=151
Professional Services1,465$160k n=22$0/hr n=19
Education1,036——
Healthcare986$20k n=109$19.41/hr n=97

Top categories

  • Store Supervisor / Manager1,507
  • Crew / Cashier836
  • Retail Associate575
  • Restaurant Manager / GM561
  • Food Service506
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead487

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other390
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers316
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers305
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers189
  • General and Operations Managers135
  • Retail Salespersons125

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Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants4,110
  • Retail3,140
  • Professional Services1,465
  • Education1,036
  • Healthcare986
  • Consumer Goods762

Employment mix

  • Unspecified10,268 · 86%
  • Part-time825 · 7%
  • Full-time410 · 3%
  • Contract307 · 3%
  • Intern66 · 1%
  • Temporary65 · 1%

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