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Top Paying Jobs in North Carolina (2026)

North Carolina has 14,510 jobs across diverse industries. The highest-paying occupations include Physicians, All Other ($236,970), Family Medicine Physicians ($227,310), Nurse Anesthetists ($226,460).

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Highest paying careers in North Carolina

RankOccupationCategoryMedian salaryHourly
1Physicians, All OtherHealthcare$237K$113.93/hr
2Family Medicine PhysiciansHealthcare$227K$109.28/hr
3Nurse AnesthetistsHealthcare$226K$108.87/hr
4PodiatristsHealthcare$221K$106.43/hr
5Dentists, All Other SpecialistsHealthcare$213K$102.59/hr
6Pediatricians, GeneralHealthcare$201K$96.83/hr
7Dentists, GeneralHealthcare$191K$91.96/hr
8PhysicistsScience$171K$82.06/hr
9Computer and Information Systems ManagersManagement$168K$80.55/hr
10Natural Sciences ManagersManagement$167K$80.5/hr
11Architectural and Engineering ManagersManagement$163K$78.57/hr
12Financial ManagersManagement$160K$77.09/hr
13Marketing ManagersManagement$157K$75.31/hr
14Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight EngineersTransportation$154K$/hr
15OptometristsHealthcare$154K$73.92/hr
16Medical DosimetristsHealthcare$141K$67.83/hr
17Psychologists, All OtherScience$137K$65.93/hr
18PharmacistsHealthcare$136K$65.38/hr
19Sales ManagersManagement$135K$64.84/hr
20Human Resources ManagersManagement$134K$64.51/hr
21Advertising and Promotions ManagersManagement$132K$63.66/hr
22Managers, All OtherManagement$132K$63.46/hr
23Computer Hardware EngineersEngineering$132K$63.27/hr
24Software DevelopersTechnology$131K$62.98/hr
25Database ArchitectsTechnology$131K$62.77/hr
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