Burlington, NC metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Burlington Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Burlington, NC metro area

Figures describe the Burlington, NC metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Burlington city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (3 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 263 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Burlington, NC metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$350,130	$168.33	90
2	Dentists, General	$166,330	$79.96	60
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$165,490	$79.56	150
4	Marketing Managers	$164,770	$79.22	80
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$163,020	$78.38	40
6	Purchasing Managers	$152,870	$73.49	30
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$150,080	$72.16	60
8	Human Resources Managers	$135,220	$65.01	60
9	Financial Managers	$134,760	$64.79	190
10	Nurse Practitioners	$131,980	$63.45	80
11	Pharmacists	$130,730	$62.85	120
12	Veterinarians	$129,800	$62.41	40
13	Sales Managers	$129,740	$62.38	200
14	Software Developers	$127,570	$61.33	270
15	Electrical Engineers	$119,650	$57.53	30
16	Computer Systems Analysts	$118,590	$57.02	100
17	Computer Network Architects	$118,130	$56.79	50
18	Physician Assistants	$113,200	$54.42	50
19	Industrial Production Managers	$112,690	$54.18	180
20	Managers, All Other	$112,090	$53.89	180
21	Medical and Health Services Managers	$110,090	$52.93	200
22	Construction Managers	$104,470	$50.23	180
23	Administrative Services Managers	$104,010	$50.00	80
24	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$103,690	$49.85	110
25	Information Security Analysts	$103,140	$49.59	50

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Burlington metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.