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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 / Manager1,412$105k n=23—
Crew / Cashier837——
Retail Associate562—$18.50/hr n=53
Restaurant Manager / GM552——
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead460—$18.53/hr n=5

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other595$128k n=35—
Fast Food and Counter Workers385——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers354——
Software Developers207$127k n=31—
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers205——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time537$18k n=15$18.57/hr n=118
Full-time389$127k n=179$18.57/hr n=28
Contract328$149k n=58$18.50/hr n=3
Intern63——
Temporary61$131k n=5—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants3,423—$17.65/hr n=9
Retail3,189$105k n=45$18.57/hr n=148
Professional Services863$160k n=49—
Consumer Goods668$105k n=24$18.57/hr n=143
Financial Services636$109k n=93—

Top categories

  • Store Supervisor / Manager1,412
  • Crew / Cashier837
  • Retail Associate562
  • Restaurant Manager / GM552
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead460
  • Food Service321

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other595
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers385
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers354
  • Software Developers207
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers205
  • Retail Salespersons180

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Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants3,423
  • Retail3,189
  • Professional Services863
  • Consumer Goods668
  • Financial Services636
  • Healthcare501

Employment mix

  • Unspecified7,739 · 85%
  • Part-time537 · 6%
  • Full-time389 · 4%
  • Contract328 · 4%
  • Intern63 · 1%
  • Temporary61 · 1%

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