Highest-paying jobs in Charlotte

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Highest paying jobs in Charlotte

Looking for big pay days and fat bonuses? In Charlotte, the annual mean wage is $52,150 or 2.5% lower than national mean of $53,490. The good news is that of the top 100 paying individual professions, some actually pay a higher salary in Charlotte than the national average. Some pay less.

There are many reasons geographic location plays such a big role in whether pay for a job is high. Two main reasons are demand for a local job and the cost of living. The more demand, and the higher the cost of living, the more likely a job will pay more.

Stacker collected information on the highest-paying jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, using data from the U.S. Bureau Labor of Statistics. Jobs are ranked by average annual salary with information up to date as of May 2019.
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#100. Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $76,460
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $85,240
- Employment: 13,850
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#99. Surveyors

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $76,620
- Employment: 290

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,920
- Employment: 45,220
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#98. Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $76,630
- Employment: 1,550

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,110
- Employment: 133,310
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#97. Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $76,850
- Employment: 650

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,840
- Employment: 89,300
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#96. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $76,960
- Employment: 1,890

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,340
- Employment: 271,020
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#95. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $77,020
- Employment: 1,180

National
- Annual mean salary: $94,950
- Employment: 121,340
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#94. Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $77,280
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $87,530
- Employment: 37,480
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#93. Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $77,620
- Employment: 440

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,440
- Employment: 83,920
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#92. Insurance Underwriters

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $77,870
- Employment: 1,400

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,640
- Employment: 100,050
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#91. Loan Officers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $78,260
- Employment: 5,310

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,200
- Employment: 308,370