Salaries in Asheville, NC metro area

Typical pay for 425 jobs in the Asheville, NC metro area. The median for all workers is $46,870 a year ($22.53 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs
$46,870
Median hourly
$22.53
Workers
180,620
vs U.S. median
-8%

Highest paying jobs in Asheville, NC

Most common jobs in Asheville, NC

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in North Carolina.

All 425 jobs by category

Management Occupations

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Computer Network Architect$101,420$48.76140
Computer Network Support Specialist$101,650$48.87n/a
Computer Occupations, All Other$99,350$47.77310
Computer Programmer$77,460$37.24n/a
Computer Systems Analyst$89,400$42.98300
Computer User Support Specialist$58,640$28.19530
Data Scientist$97,690$46.97130
Database Administrator$96,370$46.3340
Database Architect$110,910$53.3250
Information Security Analyst$149,350$71.80200
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$95,230$45.78370
Software Developer$134,350$64.59780
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$114,510$55.05100
Web and Digital Interface Designers$80,530$38.7260
Web Developer$79,530$38.2460

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Community and Social Service Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Lawyer$105,480$50.71470
Legal Support Workers, All Other$54,950$26.4240
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$57,500$27.64590

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$51,330$24.68130
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$50,920—110
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$60,220—50
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$64,260—130
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,470$29.56240
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$63,860—50
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$58,510—40
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,790—50
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$47,580$22.8760
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$50,080—1,450
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$52,750—80
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$76,230—150
Instructional Coordinator$62,930$30.26240
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,980—110
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$58,870$28.31140
Library Technician$44,520$21.4030
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$53,820—60
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$57,510—1,020
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$82,280—110
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$76,230—110
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,890$17.26610
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$63,560—40
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,320—1,080
Self-Enrichment Teacher$46,110$22.17370
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$49,030—80
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$59,090—n/a
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$55,490—50
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$34,060$16.38540
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$59,700—70
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,600—1,270
Tutor$43,980$21.14190

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Art Director$72,710$34.9650
Audio and Video Technicians$49,280$23.6990
Broadcast Technician$45,100$21.6830
Coaches and Scouts$44,890—360
Commercial and Industrial Designers$81,070$38.9750
Editor$66,210$31.83100
Floral Designer$40,760$19.6060
Graphic Designer$56,760$27.29240
Interior Designer$60,160$28.92n/a
Interpreters and Translators$41,580$19.9980
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$41,150$19.78290
Photographer$35,120$16.88160
Producers and Directors$62,880$30.23170
Public Relations Specialist$58,970$28.35400
Technical Writer$68,180$32.7860
Writers and Authors$70,280$33.7990

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Anesthesiologist$239,200+$115.00+80
Athletic Trainer$52,610—50
Audiologist$83,450$40.12n/a
Chiropractor$100,850$48.4950
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$57,220$27.51410
Dental Hygienist$101,170$48.64300
Dentists, General$202,630$97.42140
Dermatologist$239,200+$115.00+n/a
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$81,920$39.39120
Dietetic Technician$31,460$15.1250
Dietitians and Nutritionists$74,380$35.76130
Emergency Medical Technician$43,690$21.01140
Family Medicine Physician$212,710$102.2690
General Internal Medicine Physician$225,830$108.57340
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$47,370$22.7740
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$51,040$24.54230
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,470$31.48860
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$82,250$39.5450
Medical Records Specialist$44,280$21.29270
Nurse Anesthetist$223,630$107.51150
Nurse Practitioner$127,770$61.43520
Occupational Therapist$83,660$40.22210
Opticians, Dispensing$49,110$23.6170
Optometrist$167,980$80.7640
Paramedic$63,480$30.52280
Pediatricians, General$170,140$81.8080
Pharmacist$136,460$65.61520
Pharmacy Technician$45,160$21.71680
Physical Therapist$99,480$47.83300
Physician Assistant$131,260$63.11460
Physicians, All Other$360,010$173.081,020
Psychiatrist$164,520$79.1050
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$72,680$34.94410
Radiologist$239,200+$115.00+n/a
Registered Nurse$81,590$39.224,680
Respiratory Therapist$81,550$39.21150
Speech-Language Pathologist$85,040$40.89290
Surgical Technologist$65,450$31.47160
Veterinarian$130,330$62.66190
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,990$22.59140

Healthcare Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Dental Assistant$56,680$27.25560
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$48,950$23.54150
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$33,280$16.002,280
Massage Therapist$47,780$22.97130
Medical Assistant$44,420$21.361,470
Medical Equipment Preparer$43,540$20.93120
Medical Transcriptionist$39,190$18.8440
Nursing Assistant$40,170$19.312,590
Occupational Therapy Assistant$72,840$35.0270
Phlebotomist$39,770$19.12180
Physical Therapist Aide$35,420$17.0360
Physical Therapist Assistant$63,860$30.70140

Protective Service Occupations

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bill and Account Collectors$42,460$20.41120
Billing and Posting Clerks$47,830$23.00200
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,870$23.502,200
Couriers and Messengers$38,980$18.74200
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$58,730$28.24190
Customer Service Representative$38,980$18.742,850
Data Entry Keyer$40,380$19.41130
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,310$23.71180
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$50,570$24.31330
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$59,440$28.58250
File Clerk$39,640$19.0660
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,880$28.791,380
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,280$16.96600
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$46,360$22.29110
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$54,950$26.42200
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,740$22.4760
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$39,830$19.1540
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,130$21.22n/a
Library Assistants, Clerical$37,180$17.87110
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$58,110$27.9490
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$39,100$18.8030
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$41,520$19.963,000
New Accounts Clerk$49,980$24.03120
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$48,940$23.53270
Office Clerks, General$45,180$21.722,510
Order Clerk$44,690$21.49140
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$54,290$26.10120
Postal Service Clerk$69,700$33.5180
Postal Service Mail Carrier$62,070$29.84410
Procurement Clerk$46,240$22.2360
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$53,300$25.63520
Public Safety Telecommunicator$46,550$22.38110
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,000$17.31750
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$44,250$21.27210
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,240$21.271,550
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,210$21.74800
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$40,590$19.5250
Teller$44,850$21.56210
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$47,800$22.9850

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Production Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Baker$36,270$17.44560
Butchers and Meat Cutters$40,500$19.47200
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$45,970$22.1080
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,940$22.09210
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$50,440$24.25160
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$61,110$29.3840
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,750$22.96110
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,230$22.7180
Dental Laboratory Technician$50,440$24.2570
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$44,700$21.49850
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,880$24.46170
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$70,470$33.88840
Food Batchmaker$34,390$16.5480
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,400$24.2390
Helpers--Production Workers$45,280$21.7780
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,010$23.56790
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$53,450$25.7050
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$35,120$16.89310
Machinist$53,110$25.54850
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,570$21.431,610
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,330$25.6440
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,170$19.31580
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,720$21.9870
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$42,060$20.22460
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,940$22.57150
Prepress Technicians and Workers$49,920$24.0040
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$38,540$18.5330
Printing Press Operator$47,440$22.81190
Production Workers, All Other$42,810$20.58580
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,310$24.19210
Sewing Machine Operator$37,210$17.89320
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$39,150$18.8250
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$36,230$17.4240
Tool and Die Makers$60,950$29.30130
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$50,740$24.3990
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$52,540$25.26290
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,450$28.1040
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$39,530$19.0180

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations