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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax)
$81,699 USD £63,624 GBP		$52,000 USD £40,495 GBP		Gross income Net (after tax)

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Average Salary / North Carolina

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Average salary in North Carolina is $81,699 USD per year. The most typical earning is $52,000 USD. All data are based on 611 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $91,400 USD. Women receive a salary of $71,700 USD.

The most paid careers are Fashion with average income $170,000 USD and Salesmen & Saleswomen with income $133,300 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $115,100 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $101,500 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $109,800 USD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive $94,800 USD.

Levels / North Carolina (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	2	100% 0.33%
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	1	99.67% 0.16%
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	16	99.51% 2.62%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	24	96.89% 3.93%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	23	92.96% 3.76%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	40	89.2% 6.55%
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	34	82.65% 5.56%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	29	77.09% 4.75%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	50	72.34% 8.18%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	24	64.16% 3.93%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	39	60.23% 6.38%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	33	53.85% 5.4%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	25	48.45% 4.09%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	30	44.35% 4.91%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	28	39.44% 4.58%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	15	34.86% 2.45%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	19	32.41% 3.11%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	11	29.3% 1.8%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	22	27.5% 3.6%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	7	23.9% 1.15%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	11	22.75% 1.8%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	3	20.95% 0.49%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	22	20.46% 3.6%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	10	16.86% 1.64%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	10	15.22% 1.64%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	6	13.58% 0.98%
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	11	12.6% 1.8%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	3	10.8% 0.49%
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	16	10.31% 2.62%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	6	7.69% 0.98%
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	8	6.71% 1.31%
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	4	5.4% 0.65%
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	3	4.75% 0.49%
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	5	4.26% 0.82%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	0	n/a
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	1	3.44% 0.16%
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	0	n/a
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	5	3.27% 0.82%
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	15	2.45% 2.45%

Gender / North Carolina (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	325	$91,400 USD
2	Women	167	$71,700 USD

Education / North Carolina (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	41	$115,100 USD
2	Masters Degree	120	$101,500 USD
3	Bachelors Degree	250	$84,600 USD
4	Some College	153	$62,500 USD
5	Bellow H. School	4	$55,000 USD
6	High School	43	$48,700 USD

Experience / North Carolina (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	165	$109,800 USD
2	16-20 Years	58	$94,800 USD
3	12-16 Years	57	$92,200 USD
4	8-12 Years	93	$86,400 USD
5	4-8 Years	87	$60,400 USD
6	1-2 Years	35	$53,900 USD
7	2-4 Years	72	$53,500 USD
8	0-1 Year	44	$45,600 USD

Age / North Carolina (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	66-70	8	$167,800 USD
2	71-75	5	$126,000 USD
3	51-55	51	$125,200 USD
4	61-65	18	$104,800 USD
5	41-45	67	$94,200 USD
6	46-50	67	$93,100 USD
7	36-40	61	$81,900 USD
8	56-60	25	$80,100 USD
9	31-35	76	$75,400 USD
10	n/a	119	$69,100 USD
11	26-30	60	$61,900 USD
12	14-20	12	$49,500 USD
13	76-99	1	$48,000 USD
14	21-25	41	$44,300 USD

Work Type / North Carolina (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	37	$97,600 USD
2	Permanent	523	$82,200 USD
3	Contract	28	$80,200 USD
4	Part Time	23	$47,400 USD

Cities / North Carolina (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Durham	31	$89,600 USD
2	Charlotte	274	$83,200 USD
3	Raleigh	181	$83,000 USD
4	Fayetteville	54	$80,200 USD
5	Winston-Salem	22	$75,300 USD
6	Greensboro	49	$67,900 USD

Career Groups / North Carolina (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Fashion	1	$170,000 USD
2	Salesmen & Saleswomen	8	$133,300 USD
3	Aviation & Shipping	6	$132,800 USD
4	Agriculture & Fishing	3	$124,300 USD
5	Insurance	14	$121,300 USD
6	Engineers & Technicians V	5	$114,600 USD
7	Management & Business	75	$111,500 USD
8	Architect Constructions	5	$102,000 USD
9	Properties & Real Estates	6	$99,500 USD
10	Law	12	$94,800 USD
11	Health Care & Medical II	19	$93,800 USD
12	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	33	$88,200 USD
13	IT & Programming II	31	$86,100 USD
14	Human Resources	40	$84,100 USD
15	Finance & Banking	37	$84,000 USD
16	IT & Programming	45	$83,800 USD
17	Military	10	$80,800 USD
18	Health Care & Medical	36	$80,400 USD
19	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	17	$74,900 USD
20	Logistics, Road, Railway	14	$72,800 USD
21	Public Sector	12	$71,800 USD
22	Engineers & Technicians III	2	$71,000 USD
23	Engineers & Technicians IV	8	$67,500 USD
24	Engineers & Technicians	32	$64,500 USD
25	Accounting & Administration	38	$62,600 USD
26	Hotels & Tourism	1	$62,000 USD
27	Organization & Coordination	6	$60,000 USD
28	Automobile	3	$58,700 USD
29	Education & University	27	$55,500 USD
30	Arts, Culture, Performance	1	$55,000 USD
31	Geography & Geodesy	1	$54,900 USD
32	Construction & Labor Workers	17	$54,700 USD
33	Making Design	3	$49,000 USD
34	Sports & Recreation	3	$48,300 USD
35	Engineers & Technicians II	1	$48,000 USD
36	Security & Fireguard	6	$44,200 USD
37	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	10	$43,400 USD
38	Media	5	$41,200 USD
39	Customer Services	16	$38,800 USD
40	Archaeology & History	2	$25,000 USD

Careers / North Carolina (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Sales Representative	3	$181,700 USD
2	Director	16	$159,200 USD
3	Finance Manager	3	$150,000 USD
4	Lawyer	5	$129,000 USD
5	Other Engineer Career	4	$124,500 USD
6	Other Agriculture Career	3	$124,300 USD
7	Project Manager	6	$123,400 USD
8	Financial Adviser	3	$122,300 USD
9	Insurance Agent	3	$111,700 USD
10	Healthcare Management	9	$109,600 USD
11	Software Engineer	4	$109,500 USD
12	General Manager	7	$106,600 USD
13	Business Manager	3	$106,300 USD
14	Other Management Career	9	$105,400 USD
15	Other IT Career	5	$97,600 USD
16	Human Resources Manager	14	$96,900 USD
17	Risk Analyst	4	$93,900 USD
18	Other Manufacturing Career	3	$92,700 USD
19	Manager	10	$90,000 USD
20	Software Developer	8	$90,000 USD
21	Principal	3	$90,000 USD
22	Network Administrator	3	$86,400 USD
23	Other Human Resource Career	16	$86,200 USD
24	Operations Manager	4	$85,000 USD
25	Account Manager	4	$85,000 USD
26	CISCO Certified Specialist	3	$85,000 USD
27	Logistics	4	$83,800 USD
28	IT Manager	11	$83,400 USD
29	Sales Manager	4	$81,300 USD
30	IT Project Manager	5	$80,200 USD
31	Manufacturing	4	$80,000 USD
32	Banks	5	$77,100 USD
33	Other Public Sector Career	7	$76,600 USD
34	Mechanical Engineer	4	$75,800 USD
35	Construction Manager	4	$74,300 USD
36	.NET Developer	4	$74,300 USD
37	Human Resource Administrator	3	$70,700 USD
38	Accountant	5	$67,500 USD
39	Other Finance Career	5	$66,700 USD
40	Human Resource	3	$66,300 USD
41	Financial Analyst	5	$65,900 USD
42	Registered Nurse	5	$62,600 USD
43	Network Specialist	3	$60,400 USD
44	Engineer	9	$56,900 USD
45	Teacher	3	$56,400 USD
46	Nurse	4	$56,300 USD
47	Marketing	10	$54,600 USD
48	Construction Foreman	4	$51,800 USD
49	Other Security Career	3	$51,300 USD
50	Other Medical Career	5	$50,900 USD
51	Cashier	3	$50,300 USD
52	Other Restaurant Career	3	$49,100 USD
53	Other Education Career	8	$46,700 USD
54	Technician	4	$44,700 USD
55	Other Constr. & Labor Career	3	$44,100 USD
56	Payroll Administrator	3	$37,700 USD
57	Other Service Career	8	$36,300 USD
58	Accounting Assistant	4	$34,300 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Cloud System Engineer

Posted 14 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cloud."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$130,000 USD

Claims Manager

Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage claims team."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Durham	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$125,000 USD

Billing Specialist

Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounts receivable."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Fayetteville	Some College	2-4 Years	Basic	$36,400 USD

Senior Consultant - State Government

Posted 31 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Child Welfare; Change and Organizational Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$98,000 USD

Comp And Hris Sr Manager

Posted 15 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Global Compensation and HRIS."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$137,500 USD

Data Engineer

Posted 13 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data analysis and operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Durham	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$120,000 USD

Forward Observer

Posted 12 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Observe artillery, control aviation, and plan artillery support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Fayetteville	Some College	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$59,000 USD

Fire Sprinkler Designer

Posted 26 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"AutoCad."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Fayetteville	Some College	1-2 Years	Advanced	$53,000 USD

District Manager

Posted 26 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Fuel Business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Fayetteville	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$105,000 USD

Quick Service Technician

Posted 12 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Oil changes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$31,000 USD

Assistant Director Of Student Accounts

Posted 19 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Student Account & Financial Aid."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$52,000 USD

Marketing Representative

Posted 15 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Market Research, Content Creation, Data Analytics, Campaign Creation, and more."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Greensboro	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	$40,000 USD

Systems Operations Engineer

Posted 04 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Working."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$89,000 USD

Network Engineer

Posted 18 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Networking."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Greensboro	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$67,000 USD

Pilot

Posted 17 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Fly the plane."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$130,000 USD

Commander

Posted 31 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Commanding subordinates in support of higher level objectives."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Greensboro	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	$150,000 USD

Maintenance

Posted 26 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Trouble shoot and repair vision systems, Fanuc robots, ABB robots as well as Allan Bradley PLCs. Also all mechanical sytems. Also have tool maker skills."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Some College	12-16 Years	Advanced	$58,200 USD

Communications Consultant

Posted 25 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research based messaging."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Durham	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$120,000 USD

Manager

Posted 23 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Business management- all."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Greensboro	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	$100,000 USD

Compensation Director

Posted 25 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Total rewards."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	$140,000 USD

Analyst

Posted 25 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial modeling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$52,000 USD

Web Desinger

Posted 23 June 2021

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$40,000 USD

Store Manager

Posted 25 May 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Run store."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Winston-Salem	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	$20,000 USD

Statewide Accountant Iii

Posted 05 May 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Knowledge of State of NC accounting software, high work quality, solve complex accounting problems associated with statewide bond issuances, coordinate internal control review."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$69,700 USD

Procurement Director

Posted 18 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Buy materials and services from suppliers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$300,000 USD

It Director

Posted 08 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Bsba computer information systems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$245,000 USD

Neurologist

Posted 25 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Board certified. Stroke specialist."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Fayetteville	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$290,000 USD

Java Developer

Posted 14 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Java, Angular, AWS, J2EE, Spring, Hibernate, Struts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Total Rewards Manager

Posted 30 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop and direct Total Rewards - compensation, benefits, & other rewards."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Greensboro	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$102,000 USD

Web Analytics Manager

Posted 14 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Adobe Analytics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$128,000 USD

It Manager

Posted 13 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Work as the it manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$25,600 USD

Scrum Master

Posted 03 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Facilitate, coach, and transition development teams."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Transformer

Posted 22 April 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Inventor design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$70,000 USD

Index Analyst

Posted 29 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintain constituent data for equities- benchmark data and corporate actions."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$55,000 USD

Reinsurance

Posted 23 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Ceded and Assumed reinsurance underwriter."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$300,000 USD

Teaching Professor

Posted 06 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach college classes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$60,000 USD

Director

Posted 07 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Bank Operations, Process Design and Improvement, Operational Risk management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$195,000 USD

Special Forces

Posted 19 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Train foreign armies."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$100,000 USD

Remote Support Analyst

Posted 20 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supporting end users on software, hardware and providing information."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$32,000 USD

Data Analyst

Posted 21 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Analyze HR data and trends."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$95,000 USD

Financial Advisor

Posted 19 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Advice about money."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	$60,000 USD

Senior Field Engineer

Posted 31 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Create, modify, troubleshoot network designed to support voiceover IP solutions."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	$83,000 USD

Chief Appraiser

Posted 19 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Real Estate Broker. Chief Appraiser for tax department."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$70,000 USD

Attorney

Posted 14 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Attorney helping injured people recover for their injuries."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$180,000 USD

Talent Acquisition

Posted 13 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Hiring for the company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Durham	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$150,000 USD

Correctional Officer

Posted 29 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Making sure inmates don't escape, harm themselves or others, and follow policy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	$51,000 USD

Owner And Designer

Posted 23 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design custom programming for businesses and organizations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$48,000 USD

Controller And Regional Manager

Posted 03 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervising managers and maintenance staff for 9 apartment communities in Charlotte, NC & Miami, FL, human resource functions, financial controller, etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Admin Asst

Posted 28 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Assistant duties."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$33,000 USD

Mechanic

Posted 22 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Aircraft mechanic."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$269,000 USD

ECONOMY / North Carolina

North Carolina is the U.S. first tobacco producer. It is very important producer of furniture and textiles as well. Overall, the manufacturing and service sectors are two of the main areas for the North Carolina economy. Information technology, banking, and biotech are most important service sectors.

Average salaries in North Carolina are bellow U.S. Average. For example average salary in North Carolina for Experienced Software Developer is around $85,000. Administrative Assistant earn around $32,000 on average per year. Registered Nurse receive around $50,000 on average.