Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (4 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 476 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $224,270 | $107.82 | 240 |
| 2 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $224,240 | $107.81 | 30 |
| 3 | Dentists, General | $220,060 | $105.80 | 250 |
| 4 | Chief Executives | $218,990 | $105.29 | 70 |
| 5 | Family Medicine Physicians | $208,000 | $100.00 | 100 |
| 6 | Nurse Anesthetists | $190,630 | $91.65 | 110 |
| 7 | Optometrists | $162,010 | $77.89 | 60 |
| 8 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $155,620 | $74.82 | 220 |
| 9 | Marketing Managers | $148,710 | $71.49 | 180 |
| 10 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $144,400 | $69.42 | 370 |
| 11 | Pharmacists | $136,830 | $65.78 | 590 |
| 12 | Financial Managers | $135,210 | $65.01 | 470 |
| 13 | Veterinarians | $127,990 | $61.54 | 170 |
| 14 | Database Architects | $126,690 | $60.91 | 50 |
| 15 | Industrial Production Managers | $124,710 | $59.96 | 560 |
| 16 | Purchasing Managers | $124,280 | $59.75 | 90 |
| 17 | Sales Managers | $123,580 | $59.42 | 520 |
| 18 | Software Developers | $123,470 | $59.36 | 530 |
| 19 | Physician Assistants | $123,390 | $59.32 | 270 |
| 20 | Managers, All Other | $121,150 | $58.25 | 690 |
| 21 | Human Resources Managers | $118,900 | $57.16 | 180 |
| 22 | Computer Network Architects | $118,240 | $56.85 | 90 |
| 23 | Natural Sciences Managers | $117,640 | $56.56 | 70 |
| 24 | Aerospace Engineers | $115,210 | $55.39 | 250 |
| 25 | Nurse Practitioners | $114,890 | $55.24 | 370 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan 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.