North Carolina Salary & Wage Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2020

BLS May 2020 data for North Carolina:

• Average annual wage (all workers): $50,130
• Median annual wage: $39,090

Highest-paid occupations: Physicians/surgeons ($208K), Dentists ($170K), Chief executives ($192K), Lawyers ($123K), Pharmacists ($118K).

Lowest-paid: Fast food cooks ($21K), Dishwashers ($20K), Cashiers ($21K), Retail sales ($24K), Waitstaff ($25K).

By education: Professional/doctoral degree avg $82,640; less than HS diploma avg $24,630.

By gender: Men avg $56,380 (median $44,060); Women avg $43,350 (median $33,900).

NC average wage is below national, but lower cost of living offsets this.