Salaries in Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area

Typical pay for 571 jobs in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area. The median for all workers is $51,990 a year ($24.99 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs
$51,990
Median hourly
$24.99
Workers
743,120
vs U.S. median
+2%

Highest paying jobs in Raleigh-Cary, NC

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Management Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Administrative Services Manager$109,760$52.771,250
Advertising and Promotions Managers$121,730$58.5280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,780$81.621,850
Chief Executive$286,050$137.52360
Compensation and Benefits Managers$131,510$63.23150
Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,960$83.636,010
Construction Manager$119,700$57.553,020
Education Administrators, All Other$83,200$40.00190
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$98,680—1,980
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$108,770$52.29n/a
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$59,310$28.52480
Emergency Management Director$104,620$50.3070
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$81,620$39.24170
Facilities Manager$108,590$52.21860
Financial Manager$163,130$78.433,690
Food Service Manager$76,160$36.621,640
Fundraising Manager$129,870$62.44150
General and Operations Managers$114,940$55.269,520
Human Resources Manager$144,190$69.321,080
Industrial Production Manager$130,120$62.561,010
Lodging Manager$72,500$34.86200
Managers, All Other$147,370$70.854,320
Marketing Manager$167,640$80.602,390
Medical and Health Services Managers$113,710$54.672,070
Natural Sciences Manager$173,510$83.421,640
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$66,700$32.071,880
Public Relations Manager$131,150$63.06350
Purchasing Manager$139,050$66.85500
Sales Manager$163,520$78.623,280
Social and Community Service Managers$85,850$41.28810
Training and Development Managers$130,660$62.82460
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$110,780$53.26850

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Accountants and Auditors$81,950$39.409,190
Budget Analyst$80,590$38.74540
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$80,390$38.658,820
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$77,210$37.122,030
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$63,810$30.68990
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$68,730$33.04600
Compliance Officer$79,570$38.252,200
Cost Estimator$79,230$38.091,420
Credit Analyst$80,630$38.77220
Credit Counselor$42,190$20.29n/a
Financial and Investment Analysts$99,200$47.691,380
Financial Examiner$81,100$38.99340
Financial Risk Specialist$100,260$48.20310
Financial Specialists, All Other$77,800$37.40710
Fundraiser$70,700$33.99600
Human Resources Specialist$74,170$35.665,710
Insurance Underwriter$79,210$38.08520
Labor Relations Specialist$78,120$37.5650
Loan Officer$77,330$37.181,560
Logistician$78,420$37.701,000
Management Analyst$96,820$46.553,710
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$78,980$37.976,470
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$54,760$26.33890
Personal Financial Advisor$104,780$50.372,340
Project Management Specialist$102,280$49.187,930
Property Appraisers and Assessors$76,760$36.90250
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$63,810$30.68340
Tax Preparer$47,290$22.73n/a
Training and Development Specialists$67,560$32.483,830

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Actuary$142,180$68.36120
Computer and Information Research Scientists$128,370$61.72280
Computer Network Architect$120,640$58.002,190
Computer Network Support Specialist$63,910$30.731,450
Computer Occupations, All Other$110,030$52.903,620
Computer Systems Analyst$108,480$52.164,530
Computer User Support Specialist$62,460$30.035,320
Data Scientist$120,710$58.031,990
Database Administrator$122,950$59.11510
Database Architect$132,740$63.82710
Information Security Analyst$143,640$69.062,510
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other$108,540$52.18n/a
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$103,380$49.702,730
Operations Research Analyst$83,630$40.21220
Software Developer$132,770$63.8312,580
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$110,800$53.271,760
Statistician$152,880$73.50210
Web and Digital Interface Designers$102,860$49.45770
Web Developer$82,250$39.54430

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Agricultural Technician$51,540$24.78n/a
Anthropologists and Archeologists$66,560$32.0080
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$108,810$52.3140
Biochemists and Biophysicists$79,990$38.46140
Biological Scientists, All Other$102,400$49.23630
Biological Technician$64,200$30.87350
Chemical Technician$63,640$30.60280
Chemist$84,150$40.46740
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$96,560$46.42520
Conservation Scientist$79,230$38.09n/a
Economist$96,030$46.1740
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$57,890$27.83290
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$81,400$39.131,120
Epidemiologist$84,770$40.7670
Food Scientists and Technologists$68,590$32.98110
Forensic Science Technician$62,790$30.1970
Forest and Conservation Technicians$45,390$21.8250
Forester$49,790$23.94n/a
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$47,920$23.0480
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$87,220$41.93130
Hydrologic Technician$70,750$34.0140
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$77,000$37.02n/a
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$104,500$50.241,110
Microbiologist$85,010$40.87330
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$90,490$43.51770
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$70,080$33.6980
Psychologists, All Other$152,980$73.5530
School Psychologist$83,340$40.07260
Social Science Research Assistant$65,330$31.41540
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$75,350$36.23420
Soil and Plant Scientists$78,020$37.51160
Urban and Regional Planners$84,810$40.78340
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$65,870$31.6750

Community and Social Service Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$131,660$63.30130
Lawyer$131,920$63.424,350
Legal Support Workers, All Other$105,210$50.58190
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$61,880$29.752,540

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$63,240$30.40370
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$102,560—380
Archivist$52,090$25.0450
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$84,140—270
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$104,290—480
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$103,820—300
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$50,420—110
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$66,060$31.76470
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$59,650—520
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$104,710—150
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$62,540—120
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,260—310
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$59,790—110
Curator$65,670$31.57160
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$137,420—70
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$56,770—310
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$47,360$22.77n/a
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,170—5,830
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$137,290—510
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$52,840—270
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$82,430—60
Farm and Home Management Educators$64,280$30.91720
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$64,490—140
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$106,350—n/a
History Teachers, Postsecondary$78,640—80
Instructional Coordinator$71,460$34.361,620
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$57,410—630
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$65,550$31.51660
Library Technician$52,020$25.01120
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$83,760—310
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$57,330—1,230
Museum Technicians and Conservators$45,820$22.03120
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$74,000—140
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$64,740—70
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$105,560—100
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$75,210—140
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,030$17.323,780
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$80,190—90
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$65,400—150
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,380—4,210
Self-Enrichment Teacher$41,670$20.042,210
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$105,330—50
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$64,480—60
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$75,460—70
Special Education Teachers, All Other$74,520—110
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,860—1,360
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$60,670—350
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$62,300—200
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$53,140—510
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$35,510$17.071,860
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$47,400—370
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,300—4,960
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$39,140—n/a
Tutor$36,260$17.44740

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Acupuncturist$41,390$19.90n/a
Athletic Trainer$59,770—70
Audiologist$97,790$47.0280
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$78,620$37.80150
Chiropractor$104,330$50.16210
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$59,750$28.731,810
Dental Hygienist$98,800$47.501,220
Dentists, General$207,380$99.701,000
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$86,130$41.41430
Dietetic Technician$33,900$16.3070
Dietitians and Nutritionists$69,210$33.27400
Emergency Medical Technician$49,160$23.63600
Emergency Medicine Physician$239,200+$115.00+n/a
Exercise Physiologist$66,060$31.7630
Family Medicine Physician$218,830$105.21n/a
General Internal Medicine Physician$291,060$139.93440
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$76,810$36.93160
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,880$22.54860
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$147,370$70.85110
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$53,470$25.71240
Hearing Aid Specialist$76,990$37.0250
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,080$30.811,740
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$83,030$39.92130
Medical Records Specialist$54,340$26.13900
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$92,670$44.5570
Nurse Anesthetist$155,250$74.64n/a
Nurse Midwife$132,070$63.5030
Nurse Practitioner$128,150$61.611,510
Occupational Therapist$84,080$40.42680
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$42,860$20.61300
Opticians, Dispensing$47,090$22.64480
Optometrist$163,290$78.51240
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$239,200+$115.00+120
Orthotists and Prosthetists$98,320$47.2760
Paramedic$65,220$31.36470
Pediatricians, General$214,680$103.21220
Pharmacist$133,120$64.001,730
Pharmacy Technician$46,130$22.182,430
Physical Therapist$99,900$48.031,190
Physician Assistant$124,300$59.761,220
Physicians, All Other$354,130$170.261,190
Physicians, Pathologists$239,200+$115.00+n/a
Podiatrist$185,800$89.3360
Psychiatric Technician$44,000$21.15950
Psychiatrist$168,880$81.19130
Radiation Therapist$94,190$45.28n/a
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$68,210$32.791,080
Registered Nurse$84,830$40.7812,780
Respiratory Therapist$87,820$42.22430
Speech-Language Pathologist$87,400$42.021,050
Surgical Assistant$67,210$32.31n/a
Surgical Technologist$61,480$29.56560
Veterinarian$130,350$62.67520
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$50,240$24.15680

Healthcare Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Dental Assistant$58,750$28.251,850
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$45,940$22.09310
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$32,570$15.666,970
Massage Therapist$71,480$34.37650
Medical Assistant$46,160$22.193,810
Medical Equipment Preparer$46,630$22.42320
Medical Transcriptionist$31,200$15.00150
Nursing Assistant$39,710$19.096,420
Occupational Therapy Assistant$75,620$36.36170
Orderly$37,930$18.23190
Pharmacy Aide$39,390$18.94160
Phlebotomist$46,280$22.25870
Physical Therapist Aide$35,370$17.00170
Physical Therapist Assistant$67,890$32.64390
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$38,110$18.321,210

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$50,200$24.14670
Billing and Posting Clerks$51,070$24.55820
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,200$24.137,550
Brokerage Clerk$60,230$28.9650
Cargo and Freight Agents$48,720$23.43220
Couriers and Messengers$39,650$19.06360
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$54,360$26.14430
Customer Service Representative$41,900$20.1513,620
Data Entry Keyer$45,620$21.93520
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,310$23.23720
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$47,760$22.96920
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$73,490$35.33n/a
File Clerk$47,560$22.87290
Financial Clerks, All Other$54,170$26.0470
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,550$31.035,170
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$30,800$14.81900
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,640$23.39370
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$34,490$16.58670
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$51,300$24.66850
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,770$18.64460
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,340$22.76780
Library Assistants, Clerical$36,970$17.78100
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$51,600$24.81850
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$40,130$19.29150
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,600$22.407,600
Meter Readers, Utilities$44,470$21.3850
New Accounts Clerk$49,590$23.84500
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$48,020$23.09970
Office Clerks, General$44,460$21.3811,350
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$37,630$18.09100
Order Clerk$47,400$22.79380
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$54,100$26.01590
Postal Service Clerk$66,520$31.98170
Postal Service Mail Carrier$62,070$29.841,390
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470$28.11690
Procurement Clerk$53,890$25.91150
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$59,190$28.461,700
Public Safety Telecommunicator$49,900$23.99360
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,550$17.573,690
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$48,300$23.221,170
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,500$23.327,170
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$43,300$20.822,230
Teller$45,320$21.79730
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,370$21.81120

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$91,600$44.04330
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$54,130$26.02110
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$51,130$24.58650
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$50,600$24.333,650
Bicycle Repairer$37,260$17.9160
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,310$28.991,070
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$49,030$23.57600
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$68,730$33.04150
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$45,370$21.81140
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$71,880$34.56230
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$99,480$47.8390
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$78,930$37.95550
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$48,780$23.4560
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$76,450$36.753,120
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,900$28.322,550
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$38,680$18.60710
Home Appliance Repairer$47,880$23.02100
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$62,080$29.851,360
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,240$23.19630
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$47,200$22.6960
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,870$23.986,330
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$67,040$32.23390
Mechanical Door Repairer$50,290$24.18190
Medical Equipment Repairer$61,840$29.73470
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$66,600$32.021,020
Motorcycle Mechanic$50,170$24.1250
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$49,250$23.68270
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$59,320$28.5280
Rigger$57,000$27.4150
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$59,580$28.65600
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,570$29.60600
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$50,020$24.05360
Tire Repairers and Changers$34,970$16.81520

Production Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Baker$36,210$17.411,410
Butchers and Meat Cutters$39,020$18.76530
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$47,420$22.80290
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$60,440$29.06350
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,070$22.63310
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$50,750$24.40220
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$65,660$31.5750
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,290$21.2940
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,570$21.43140
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,620$19.53270
Dental Laboratory Technician$51,110$24.57100
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$45,210$21.74780
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,160$19.31100
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$41,620$20.01260
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,230$36.171,680
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$49,860$23.9770
Food Batchmaker$38,080$18.31200
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$32,740$15.74120
Food Processing Workers, All Other$48,600$23.36470
Furniture Finisher$44,020$21.1660
Helpers--Production Workers$39,760$19.11310
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,460$23.781,420
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$61,000$29.33120
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$32,000$15.38510
Machinist$61,430$29.53570
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$36,470$17.53n/a
Medical Appliance Technician$56,490$27.16100
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$38,080$18.313,190
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,790$22.49190
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic$45,760$22.00n/a
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$40,080$19.2760
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,420$18.47410
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,520$23.33600
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$48,480$23.31820
Plant and System Operators, All Other$61,110$29.3850
Prepress Technicians and Workers$49,020$23.5740
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$29,380$14.1390
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$40,040$19.25130
Printing Press Operator$45,960$22.10380
Production Workers, All Other$39,510$18.992,400
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,050$24.54190
Sewing Machine Operator$30,960$14.89340
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$38,020$18.2880
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$35,960$17.29200
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$51,300$24.6680
Tool and Die Makers$60,590$29.13110
Upholsterer$45,290$21.7770
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,640$29.64370
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$56,940$27.371,090
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,450$22.3360
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$37,200$17.89160

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations