Salaries in Rocky Mount, NC metro area

Typical pay for 246 jobs in the Rocky Mount, NC metro area. The median for all workers is $43,960 a year ($21.13 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs

$43,960

Median hourly

$21.13

Workers

54,630

vs U.S. median

-14%

Highest paying jobs in Rocky Mount, NC

Job	Median salary	Workers
Physicians, All Other	$332,950	50
Marketing Manager	$162,220	60
Dentists, General	$161,810	40
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$155,170	60
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$137,120	110
Financial Manager	$133,480	140
Pharmacist	$133,320	130
Industrial Production Manager	$130,720	180
Software Developer	$130,600	120
Managers, All Other	$121,580	180
Sales Manager	$118,080	140
Nurse Practitioner	$117,880	40
Physician Assistant	$116,930	50
Data Scientist	$111,870	30
Human Resources Manager	$111,120	60

Most common jobs in Rocky Mount, NC

Job	Workers	Median salary
Cashier	1,630	$26,610
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,440	$36,550
Retail Salesperson	1,380	$28,830
Cooks, Fast Food	1,260	$23,710
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,250	$35,050
Registered Nurse	1,180	$82,300
Nursing Assistant	940	$37,650
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	890	$28,910
Fast Food and Counter Workers	880	$26,850
Office Clerks, General	870	$41,400
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	840	$48,090
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	740	$37,480
Customer Service Representative	730	$34,680
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	640	$30,920
General and Operations Managers	610	$94,610

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in North Carolina.

All 246 jobs by category

Management Occupations (19)Business and Financial Operations Occupations (16)Computer and Mathematical Occupations (7)Architecture and Engineering Occupations (6)Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (1)Community and Social Service Occupations (8)Legal Occupations (2)Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (16)Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (4)Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (23)Healthcare Support Occupations (7)Protective Service Occupations (8)Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (14)Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (5)Personal Care and Service Occupations (8)Sales and Related Occupations (11)Office and Administrative Support Occupations (30)Construction and Extraction Occupations (13)Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (11)Production Occupations (23)Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (14)

Management Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Administrative Services Manager	$104,150	$50.07	40
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$155,170	$74.60	60
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$137,120	$65.92	110
Construction Manager	$111,060	$53.39	190
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$80,030	—	180
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$79,560	$38.25	50
Facilities Manager	$104,700	$50.34	50
Financial Manager	$133,480	$64.17	140
Food Service Manager	$71,430	$34.34	80
General and Operations Managers	$94,610	$45.49	610
Human Resources Manager	$111,120	$53.42	60
Industrial Production Manager	$130,720	$62.84	180
Managers, All Other	$121,580	$58.45	180
Marketing Manager	$162,220	$77.99	60
Medical and Health Services Managers	$104,570	$50.28	150
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$56,260	$27.05	80
Sales Manager	$118,080	$56.77	140
Social and Community Service Managers	$76,190	$36.63	70
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$106,950	$51.42	80

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Accountants and Auditors	$76,960	$37.00	360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$63,140	$30.35	420
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$62,350	$29.98	190
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$79,770	$38.35	40
Compliance Officer	$68,880	$33.11	120
Cost Estimator	$70,510	$33.90	110
Financial and Investment Analysts	$87,020	$41.84	60
Human Resources Specialist	$61,660	$29.64	270
Loan Officer	$64,040	$30.79	90
Logistician	$81,950	$39.40	100
Management Analyst	$88,840	$42.71	80
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$68,730	$33.04	160
Personal Financial Advisor	$97,320	$46.79	60
Project Management Specialist	$91,010	$43.75	290
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$53,780	$25.85	50
Training and Development Specialists	$63,140	$30.35	210

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Computer Network Support Specialist	$52,960	$25.46	50
Computer Occupations, All Other	$93,190	$44.80	60
Computer Systems Analyst	$84,310	$40.53	50
Computer User Support Specialist	$49,830	$23.96	170
Data Scientist	$111,870	$53.78	30
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$88,790	$42.69	70
Software Developer	$130,600	$62.79	120

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Civil Engineer	$85,490	$41.10	50
Electrical Engineer	$104,230	$50.11	60
Engineers, All Other	$100,910	$48.51	60
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$75,400	$36.25	70
Industrial Engineer	$92,840	$44.63	380
Mechanical Engineer	$98,040	$47.14	130

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$78,850	$37.91	50

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$49,940	$24.01	180
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$50,430	$24.25	70
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$52,270	$25.13	120
Healthcare Social Worker	$65,550	$31.51	80
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$59,780	$28.74	60
Rehabilitation Counselor	$43,130	$20.73	120
Social and Human Service Assistants	$39,100	$18.80	120
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$52,060	$25.03	120

Legal Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Lawyer	$99,420	$47.80	100
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$49,140	$23.63	120

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$49,140	$23.63	50
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$52,010	$25.00	120
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$54,390	—	n/a
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$59,290	—	50
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$48,670	—	550
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$56,900	—	50
Instructional Coordinator	$59,310	$28.52	80
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$46,550	$22.38	40
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$47,830	—	360
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$30,280	$14.56	150
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$47,770	—	320
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$47,910	—	50
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$54,910	—	40
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$30,590	$14.71	150
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$27,590	—	410
Tutor	$33,780	$16.24	70

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Coaches and Scouts	$40,360	—	n/a
Graphic Designer	$52,070	$25.04	30
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$34,710	$16.69	90
Public Relations Specialist	$61,030	$29.34	50

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$42,410	$20.39	30
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$62,230	$29.92	70
Dental Hygienist	$88,390	$42.49	50
Dentists, General	$161,810	$77.79	40
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer	$82,530	$39.68	30
Emergency Medical Technician	$40,480	$19.46	140
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$40,260	$19.35	140
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$62,080	$29.85	200
Medical Records Specialist	$40,360	$19.40	90
Nurse Practitioner	$117,880	$56.67	40
Occupational Therapist	$100,780	$48.45	40
Paramedic	$52,470	$25.23	130
Pharmacist	$133,320	$64.10	130
Pharmacy Technician	$40,700	$19.57	220
Physical Therapist	$103,030	$49.54	80
Physician Assistant	$116,930	$56.22	50
Physicians, All Other	$332,950	$160.07	50
Psychiatric Technician	$41,060	$19.74	90
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$72,170	$34.70	80
Registered Nurse	$82,300	$39.57	1,180
Respiratory Therapist	$73,830	$35.50	70
Speech-Language Pathologist	$93,850	$45.12	60
Surgical Technologist	$57,570	$27.68	40

Healthcare Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Dental Assistant	$48,490	$23.31	80
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$28,910	$13.90	890
Medical Assistant	$39,950	$19.21	150
Nursing Assistant	$37,650	$18.10	940
Phlebotomist	$39,660	$19.07	60
Physical Therapist Assistant	$65,220	$31.36	70
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$34,450	$16.56	50

Protective Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$48,740	$23.43	220
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$67,970	$32.68	30
Firefighter	$46,210	$22.22	220
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$58,870	$28.30	70
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$86,420	$41.55	70
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$62,750	$30.17	390
School Bus Monitor	$39,080	$18.79	100
Security Guard	$36,810	$17.70	120

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bartender	$33,800	$16.25	140
Chefs and Head Cooks	$57,920	$27.85	40
Cooks, Fast Food	$23,710	$11.40	1,260
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$33,560	$16.14	120
Cooks, Restaurant	$29,070	$13.98	420
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$26,820	$12.89	100
Dishwasher	$27,540	$13.24	90
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$26,850	$12.91	880
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$39,760	$19.11	410
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$28,620	$13.76	40
Food Preparation Worker	$28,850	$13.87	260
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$28,760	$13.83	110
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$25,990	$12.49	110
Waiters and Waitresses	$26,900	$12.93	580

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$43,930	$21.12	50
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$53,060	$25.51	30
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,920	$14.86	640
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,150	$17.86	220
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$27,730	$13.33	370

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$23,770	$11.43	120
Animal Caretaker	$28,520	$13.71	60
Childcare Worker	$28,130	$13.52	140
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$30,330	$14.58	70
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$54,150	$26.03	30
Funeral Attendant	$32,150	$15.46	40
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$27,330	$13.14	60
Recreation Worker	$24,840	$11.94	180

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Cashier	$26,610	$12.79	1,630
Counter and Rental Clerks	$36,240	$17.42	160
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$78,540	$37.76	100
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$45,710	$21.97	510
Insurance Sales Agent	$48,990	$23.55	90
Parts Salesperson	$28,820	$13.86	200
Real Estate Sales Agent	$41,530	$19.97	50
Retail Salesperson	$28,830	$13.86	1,380
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$59,990	$28.84	280
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$60,740	$29.20	490
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$56,360	$27.10	200

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bill and Account Collectors	$42,080	$20.23	40
Billing and Posting Clerks	$43,560	$20.94	30
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$44,320	$21.31	590
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$47,270	$22.73	100
Customer Service Representative	$34,680	$16.67	730
Data Entry Keyer	$36,000	$17.31	50
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$49,120	$23.61	50
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$39,700	$19.09	140
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$70,020	$33.67	50
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,160	$28.44	340
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$26,970	$12.97	90
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$49,760	$23.92	30
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$39,970	$19.21	70
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$49,990	$24.04	50
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$41,480	$19.94	420
New Accounts Clerk	$47,770	$22.97	30
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$43,670	$21.00	70
Office Clerks, General	$41,400	$19.90	870
Order Clerk	$39,740	$19.11	40
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$49,390	$23.74	50
Postal Service Clerk	$66,460	$31.95	30
Postal Service Mail Carrier	$55,710	$26.79	170
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$62,610	$30.10	80
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$60,380	$29.03	280
Public Safety Telecommunicator	$48,530	$23.33	60
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$34,720	$16.69	190
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$42,840	$20.60	510
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$39,600	$19.04	210
Teller	$43,110	$20.73	100
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$40,320	$19.39	70

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Carpenter	$47,490	$22.83	140
Construction and Building Inspectors	$74,790	$35.96	40
Construction Laborer	$38,100	$18.32	340
Electrician	$58,710	$28.23	340
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$73,570	$35.37	380
Helpers--Electricians	$37,830	$18.19	120
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$40,570	$19.51	50
Highway Maintenance Worker	$48,870	$23.50	60
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$48,640	$23.38	170
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$40,390	$19.42	40
Pipelayer	$43,230	$20.78	50
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$56,220	$27.03	140
Roofer	$40,100	$19.28	40

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$47,600	$22.89	60
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$38,880	$18.69	300
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$55,890	$26.87	130
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$62,860	$30.22	70
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$71,910	$34.57	260
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$55,690	$26.78	150
Industrial Machinery Mechanic	$61,910	$29.76	400
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$41,620	$20.01	40
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$44,480	$21.38	520
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$60,670	$29.17	90
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$52,640	$25.31	70

Production Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Baker	$33,540	$16.13	330
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$35,720	$17.17	40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,770	$20.56	50
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,390	$17.98	40
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,090	$17.83	110
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$37,850	$18.20	n/a
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,430	$36.74	450
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,690	$19.56	70
Food Batchmaker	$39,710	$19.09	150
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,660	$23.87	440
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$30,830	$14.82	70
Machinist	$56,920	$27.37	90
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$21,470	$10.32	n/a
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$37,480	$18.02	740
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$41,290	$19.85	170
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,320	$19.38	100
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,550	$21.42	350
Printing Press Operator	$44,640	$21.46	30
Production Workers, All Other	$46,360	$22.29	290
Sewing Machine Operator	$29,230	$14.05	100
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$31,570	$15.18	30
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$51,100	$24.57	60
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,600	$23.85	250

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$30,320	$14.58	70
Bus Drivers, School	$40,600	$19.52	270
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$27,840	$13.38	360
Crane and Tower Operators	$73,420	$35.30	30
Driver/Sales Worker	$21,220	$10.20	120
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$60,980	$29.32	320
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$48,090	$23.12	840
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$39,430	$18.96	410
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,550	$17.57	1,440
Light Truck Driver	$36,850	$17.72	310
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$27,760	$13.34	290
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$26,580	$12.78	150
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$33,330	$16.02	30
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,050	$16.85	1,250