What jobs pay in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia

$68,900avg. a year, all jobs
$33.13 an hour · 1,358,370 employed

Average and median pay for 83 common jobs in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Average annual pay, May 2025 (jobs on this site)

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Pay for 83 jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia

Sorted by number of jobs. We list the jobs with the most workers in this metro area.

JobAvg. payJobs
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,79040,540
Retail Salespersons$35,41035,150
Cashiers$30,31027,350
Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,91027,050
Registered Nurses$93,24027,010
Customer Service Representatives$46,08026,120
Stockers and Order Fillers$38,45023,250
Software Developers$139,03020,820
Waiters and Waitresses$40,85019,990
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,02018,700
General and Operations Managers$140,34018,380
Accountants and Auditors$101,91016,820
Office Clerks, General$44,99016,390
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$86,03015,910
Cooks, Fast Food$28,72015,830
Cooks, Restaurant$37,11014,430
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$77,68013,980
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,90013,760
Nursing Assistants$41,41013,580
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$33,50013,520
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,46013,380
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,29013,000
Security Guards$38,34012,020
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,17011,740
Project Management Specialists$111,26011,570
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,12011,460
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,03011,330
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$98,89010,940
Construction Laborers$46,15010,840
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,40010,770
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,32010,770
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$50,46010,500
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$55,67010,120
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$108,0409,890
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$80,3709,670
Light Truck Drivers$45,2909,560
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$95,6409,500
Financial Managers$207,5109,290
Human Resources Specialists$84,3908,930
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,9408,500
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$41,3208,400
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,1908,330
Computer and Information Systems Managers$194,5508,120
Management Analysts$110,8508,000
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,9907,990
Computer Systems Analysts$119,0407,870
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,6407,870
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$32,8607,850
Insurance Sales Agents$84,2806,800
Financial and Investment Analysts$117,2006,790
Managers, All Other$167,4606,640
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$65,8806,590
Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,6806,500
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,2706,270
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,3206,260
Medical Assistants$46,1206,060
Sales Managers$179,3505,930
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,3405,910
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,6105,880
Food Preparation Workers$33,3105,800
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$68,0305,770
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$83,8305,750
Bartenders$43,2705,660
Construction Managers$119,7105,450
Training and Development Specialists$75,2705,380
Lawyers$186,0205,380
Computer User Support Specialists$64,7405,250
Electricians$59,1005,250
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$50,7905,060
Counter and Rental Clerks$43,8704,990
Firefighters$47,0704,700
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$66,6204,690
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$39,0004,570
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$29,9404,470
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$55,0904,440
Data Scientists$128,8804,420
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$84,7304,250
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$29,7804,250
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$32,7804,220
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$89,0604,180
Driver/Sales Workers$40,8204,180
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$66,2004,140
Loan Officers$89,9804,080
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Metro area: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16740). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.