Salaries in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area

Typical pay for 454 jobs in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area. The median for all workers is $60,720 a year ($29.19 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs
$60,720
Median hourly
$29.19
Workers
344,020
vs U.S. median
+19%

Highest paying jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Most common jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in North Carolina.

All 454 jobs by category

Management Occupations

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Accountants and Auditors$85,090$40.913,060
Budget Analyst$82,350$39.59180
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$95,460$45.893,830
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$79,620$38.281,220
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$84,930$40.83200
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$65,420$31.45380
Compliance Officer$83,780$40.28870
Cost Estimator$80,800$38.85360
Credit Analyst$77,750$37.3850
Financial and Investment Analysts$102,140$49.11950
Financial Risk Specialist$109,770$52.7860
Financial Specialists, All Other$83,650$40.22520
Fundraiser$78,280$37.64420
Human Resources Specialist$81,100$38.992,370
Insurance Underwriter$79,830$38.3860
Loan Officer$64,130$30.83360
Logistician$84,300$40.53480
Management Analyst$126,110$60.631,840
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$93,110$44.762,740
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$54,930$26.41340
Personal Financial Advisor$63,300$30.431,510
Project Management Specialist$104,870$50.423,180
Property Appraisers and Assessors$65,050$31.2790
Tax Preparer$57,090$27.45150
Training and Development Specialists$74,530$35.831,650

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Computer and Information Research Scientists$136,990$65.8690
Computer Network Architect$144,990$69.71970
Computer Network Support Specialist$81,090$38.99470
Computer Occupations, All Other$126,300$60.722,090
Computer Programmer$105,160$50.56450
Computer Systems Analyst$106,410$51.162,530
Computer User Support Specialist$71,750$34.502,090
Data Scientist$106,500$51.201,320
Database Administrator$117,950$56.71220
Database Architect$141,770$68.16560
Information Security Analyst$129,670$62.34860
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other$109,650$52.72n/a
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$110,640$53.191,270
Operations Research Analyst$109,110$52.4650
Software Developer$135,620$65.209,790
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$122,980$59.13950
Statistician$103,290$49.66600
Web and Digital Interface Designers$133,340$64.11510
Web Developer$96,880$46.58160

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Community and Social Service Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Lawyer$132,790$63.841,220
Legal Support Workers, All Other$88,210$42.4190
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$52,500$25.24890
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$50,720$24.3940

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$58,540$28.14300
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$61,130—n/a
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$62,130—260
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$102,980—n/a
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$79,390—320
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$57,650—40
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$66,290$31.87210
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$57,390—140
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$61,250—130
Curator$49,240$23.6880
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$51,400—2,430
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$64,140—210
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$63,940—40
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$125,510—n/a
Instructional Coordinator$61,480$29.561,330
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$50,320—240
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$74,980$36.05470
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$51,340—1,210
Museum Technicians and Conservators$41,560$19.9870
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$101,640—n/a
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,600$17.601,290
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$79,030—80
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$57,870—1,620
Self-Enrichment Teacher$46,730$22.47810
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$62,220—n/a
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$62,250—70
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$58,260—330
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$58,600—110
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$46,630—60
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$58,490—250
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$35,190$16.921,280
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$62,560—190
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,090—1,910
Tutor$45,350$21.81600

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Art Director$93,740$45.07100
Audio and Video Technicians$49,940$24.01160
Commercial and Industrial Designers$88,190$42.4040
Editor$80,410$38.66220
Floral Designer$35,930$17.2850
Graphic Designer$63,580$30.57370
Interior Designer$61,670$29.65160
Interpreters and Translators$51,990$25.00140
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$39,080$18.79240
Musicians and Singers—$28.5640
Photographer$36,670$17.63210
Producers and Directors$69,820$33.57240
Public Relations Specialist$76,970$37.011,090
Special Effects Artists and Animators$109,320$52.56n/a
Technical Writer$94,520$45.44390
Writers and Authors$84,130$40.45130

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Acupuncturist$89,990$43.2690
Audiologist$92,470$44.4660
Dental Hygienist$101,460$48.78350
Dentists, General$208,490$100.24200
Dietetic Technician$41,260$19.84150
Dietitians and Nutritionists$74,630$35.88340
Emergency Medical Technician$46,330$22.27340
Family Medicine Physician$220,840$106.18n/a
General Internal Medicine Physician$214,620$103.1840
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$54,610$26.25670
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$123,280$59.27290
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$66,950$32.19960
Medical Records Specialist$57,290$27.54620
Nurse Practitioner$132,300$63.611,450
Occupational Therapist$83,160$39.98390
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$65,000$31.25130
Opticians, Dispensing$58,310$28.0380
Optometrist$166,880$80.2340
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$219,990$105.77n/a
Orthodontist$199,990$96.15n/a
Paramedic$64,310$30.92230
Pharmacist$141,360$67.961,150
Pharmacy Technician$47,350$22.761,380
Physical Therapist$100,240$48.19790
Physician Assistant$132,670$63.79740
Physicians, All Other$78,370$37.68n/a
Physicians, Pathologists$272,300$130.9230
Psychiatric Technician$44,100$21.20430
Psychiatrist$170,600$82.0240
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$80,430$38.67780
Recreational Therapist$53,100$25.5350
Speech-Language Pathologist$83,460$40.13390
Surgical Technologist$60,610$29.14370
Veterinarian$132,500$63.70210
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$50,660$24.36150

Healthcare Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Dental Assistant$51,670$24.84640
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$43,220$20.78250
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$33,630$16.172,840
Massage Therapist$61,170$29.41130
Medical Assistant$46,450$22.331,800
Medical Equipment Preparer$44,230$21.27n/a
Medical Transcriptionist$26,850$12.91150
Nursing Assistant$40,560$19.504,830
Occupational Therapy Assistant$66,230$31.8460
Pharmacy Aide$37,000$17.7970
Phlebotomist$47,690$22.93260
Physical Therapist Aide$37,580$18.0770
Physical Therapist Assistant$73,970$35.56130
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$37,980$18.26480

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$43,650$20.99250
Billing and Posting Clerks$54,560$26.23250
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,790$24.422,570
Couriers and Messengers$40,050$19.26240
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$51,490$24.75240
Customer Service Representative$46,800$22.504,660
Data Entry Keyer$40,470$19.46260
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,350$24.21260
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$55,690$26.78400
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$64,170$30.851,200
File Clerk$48,720$23.42120
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,450$32.912,690
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$30,960$14.89420
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,530$24.30150
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$33,870$16.28910
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$52,560$25.27110
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$47,280$22.73270
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,490$22.83230
Library Assistants, Clerical$46,940$22.5780
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$60,260$28.97150
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$41,210$19.8180
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,860$22.535,820
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$50,720$24.39280
Office Clerks, General$47,010$22.604,180
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$46,880$22.5440
Order Clerk$40,610$19.52200
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$56,400$27.12190
Postal Service Clerk$61,570$29.60100
Postal Service Mail Carrier$62,960$30.27570
Procurement Clerk$51,110$24.5790
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$50,170$24.12790
Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,990$17.30880
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,840$23.003,120
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,160$21.23890
Teller$45,460$21.86260
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$41,640$20.02100

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$35,900$17.26120

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$52,440$25.21160
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$51,580$24.801,090
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,540$29.11370
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,850$23.01180
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$65,590$31.5350
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$76,740$36.89180
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$99,590$47.8850
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$71,400$34.33230
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$76,800$36.921,050
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$59,180$28.45750
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,370$17.96220
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$63,140$30.35540
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,010$22.60190
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$53,060$25.5130
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,130$23.622,830
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$62,560$30.08440
Mechanical Door Repairer$55,940$26.9040
Medical Equipment Repairer$65,890$31.68310
Millwright$62,860$30.2230
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$76,430$36.7590
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$49,930$24.0160
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$50,340$24.2050
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$47,050$22.6280
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$66,430$31.94140
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$49,800$23.9470
Tire Repairers and Changers$35,170$16.91270

Production Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Baker$35,100$16.88470
Butchers and Meat Cutters$39,780$19.12160
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$47,530$22.8570
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$60,080$28.88580
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,600$22.4190
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$48,560$23.3470
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$51,540$24.7830
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$41,210$19.81120
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,930$22.08120
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$43,950$21.13460
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,650$18.10120
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,930$37.47980
Food Processing Workers, All Other$37,550$18.0550
Helpers--Production Workers$40,290$19.37100
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,390$23.74830
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$63,650$30.6050
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$34,570$16.62390
Machinist$50,740$24.40220
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$39,000$18.752,590
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,410$23.2880
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,820$19.63110
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,360$22.2980
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$50,260$24.16630
Prepress Technicians and Workers$57,850$27.8130
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$49,110$23.61130
Printing Press Operator$43,440$20.89250
Production Workers, All Other$42,620$20.49810
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$39,370$18.9360
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$55,920$26.8990
Sewing Machine Operator$34,850$16.76320
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$38,000$18.2740
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$34,570$16.6240
Upholsterer$51,060$24.5570
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,360$29.50130
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,280$23.69290
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$40,560$19.5050
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$45,430$21.84220

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations