Natural Sciences Managers · SOC 11-9121
Natural Sciences Managers Salary in the North Carolina
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025North Carolina
Figures describe the state of North Carolina as a whole.
Natural Sciences Managers in the North Carolina earned a median of $173,870 per year ($83.59 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $101,810 at the 10th percentile to $305,970 at the 90th. BLS estimates 6,010 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Natural Sciences Managers in the North Carolina earn more than $173,870 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $134,460 and $216,510.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $101,810 | $134,460 | $173,870 | $216,510 | $305,970 |
| Hourly | $48.95 | $64.64 | $83.59 | $104.09 | $147.10 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- North Carolina$173,870 median for North Carolina; middle half earns $134,460 to $216,510
- United Statesnational$167,220 median for United States; middle half earns $119,430 to $221,540
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +4% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in North Carolina
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for natural sciences managers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- North Carolinathis page$173,870 median for North Carolina; middle half earns $134,460 to $216,510
- $183,540 median for Durham metro area; middle half earns $141,970 to $230,300
- $173,510 median for Raleigh metro area; middle half earns $135,770 to $215,220
- $173,160 median for Charlotte metro area; middle half earns $125,640 to $214,600
- $168,850 median for Pinehurst metro area; middle half earns $108,660 to $212,220
- $166,910 median for Wilmington metro area; middle half earns $129,740 to $205,850
- $165,260 median for Fayetteville metro area; middle half earns $120,220 to $196,980
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.