If you’re interested in moving to Charlotte in hopes of furthering your career, check out how your industry shapes up.  In a recent article, the Charlotte Business Journal (CBJ) breaks down the top 21 Charlotte-area jobs that pay $85k to $100k.

It comes as no surprised that the highest paid role identified in the article is the tech role of database administration, capping the list off at an average of $98,610.  Nearly double the average local worker’s salary of $51,000 according to the article.  This role was also identified as the highest salary maker in the overall state level, totaling $97,320 in Raleigh, $93,700 in Durham, and $74,140 in Greensboro.  The technology field continues to evolve in the Charlotte area, generating more employment opportunities within an excellent salary range.

Data was received from the Occupational Employment Statistics program and is based on May 2018 figures.  The program provides employment and wage estimates annually by nationwide level and individual state and metro areas for over 800 occupations.

CBJ omitted employers with less than 100 employees which removed many health diagnosis and treating practitioners, post-secondary physics teachers and transportation inspectors due to the small size of these sectors.  The average employee income in these smaller sectors totaled $92,180, $94,310, and $94,790 respectively.

The remaining list of occupations identified by CBJ as the top 21 Charlotte area-jobs between $85k and $100k, beginning at the bottom of the list, are as follows:

21)         Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes

               Average Hourly Wage: $40.98

               Local employee count: 150

20)         Physical Therapists

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $85,330

               Average hourly wage: $41.02

               Local employee count: 1,280

19)         Architects (non-landscape and naval)

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $85,620

               Average hourly wage: $41.16

               Local employee count: 960

18)         Occupational therapists

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $86,310

               Average hourly wage: $41.49

               Local employee count: 720

17)         Engineering teachers (postsecondary)

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $87,350

               Local employee count: 190

16)         Operations research analysts

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $88,800

               Average hourly wage: $42.69

               Local employee count: 1,790

15)         Electronics engineers (non-computer)

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $89,020

               Average hourly wage: $42.80

               Local employee count: 700

14)         Art directors

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $89,250

               Average hourly wage: $42.91

               Local employee count: 110

13)         Chiropractors

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $89,710

               Average hourly wage: $43.13

               Local employee count: 290

12)         Civil engineers

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $90,350

               Average hourly wage: $43.44

               Local employee count: 3,150

11)         Computer occupations (all other)

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $90,530

               Average hourly wage: $43.53

               Local employee count: 1,700

10)         Materials engineers

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $91,770

               Average hourly wage: $44.12

               Local employee count: 120

9)            Aerospace engineers

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $92,180

               Average hourly wage: $44.32

               Local employee count: 120

8)            Financial analysts

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $93,420

               Average hourly wage: $44.92

               Local employee count: 4,660

7)            Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $93,710

               Average hourly wage: $45.05

               Local employee count: 3,320

6)            First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $94,520

               Average hourly wage: $45.44

               Local employee count: 3,340

5)            Securities, commodities and financial services sales agents

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $95,690

               Average hourly wage: $46.01

               Local employee count: 6,150

4)            Computer programmers

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $95,950

               Average hourly wage: $46.13

               Local employee count: 2,030

3)            Computer systems analysts

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $96,150

               Average hourly wage: $46.23

               Local employee count: 11,030

2)            Sales engineers

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $96,340

               Average hourly wage: $46.32

               Local employee count: 1,010

  1.        Database administrators

               Average annual salary in Charlotte metro: $98,610

               Average hourly wage: $47.41

               Local employee count: 1,250

If you’re looking for the top jobs in the Charlotte area in the $200,000 plus and $100,000 to $165,000 range, visit CBJ for more details.