Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Salaries in Burlington, NC

Comprehensive compensation, employment metrics, and cost-of-living purchasing power analysis for the Burlington, NC labor market.

Cities covered
🏙️ Alamance 🏙️ Altamahaw 🏙️ Burlington 🏙️ Efland 🏙️ Elon 🏙️ Gibsonville 🏙️ Graham 🏙️ Haw River 🏙️ Liberty 🏙️ Mebane 🏙️ Saxapahaw 🏙️ Siler City 🏙️ Snow Camp 🏙️ Swepsonville 27201
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🏙️ Alamance 🏙️ Altamahaw 🏙️ Burlington 🏙️ Efland 🏙️ Elon 🏙️ Gibsonville 🏙️ Graham 🏙️ Haw River 🏙️ Liberty 🏙️ Mebane 🏙️ Saxapahaw 🏙️ Siler City 🏙️ Snow Camp 🏙️ Swepsonville 27201
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📮 27202 📮 27215 📮 27216 📮 27217 📮 27243 📮 27244 📮 27249 📮 27253 📮 27258 📮 27298 📮 27302 📮 27340 📮 27344 📮 27349 📮 27359
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📮 27202 📮 27215 📮 27216 📮 27217 📮 27243 📮 27244 📮 27249 📮 27253 📮 27258 📮 27298 📮 27302 📮 27340 📮 27344 📮 27349 📮 27359
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All Items93
Services98.7
Housing75
Goods96.8
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Occupations in Burlington, NC

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Occupation ▲▼ Median Salary ▲▼ Employment ▲▼ RPP-Adjusted ▲▼ Profile
▶General and Operations Managers $94,250 900 — View profile →
▶Marketing Managers $164,770 80 — View profile →
▶Sales Managers $129,740 200 — View profile →
▶Administrative Services Managers $104,010 80 — View profile →
▶Facilities Managers $93,290 50 — View profile →
▶Computer and Information Systems Managers $165,490 150 — View profile →
▶Financial Managers $134,760 190 — View profile →
▶Industrial Production Managers $112,690 180 — View profile →
▶Purchasing Managers $152,870 30 — View profile →
▶Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $103,690 110 — View profile →
▶Human Resources Managers $135,220 60 — View profile →
▶Construction Managers $104,470 180 — View profile →
▶Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $78,530 160 — View profile →
▶Architectural and Engineering Managers $150,080 60 — View profile →
▶Food Service Managers $65,160 170 — View profile →
▶Medical and Health Services Managers $110,090 200 — View profile →
▶Natural Sciences Managers $163,020 40 — View profile →
▶Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $55,230 130 — View profile →
▶Social and Community Service Managers $78,350 60 — View profile →
▶Managers, All Other $112,090 180 — View profile →
▶Buyers and Purchasing Agents $69,240 160 — View profile →
▶Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $67,290 50 — View profile →
▶Compliance Officers $76,650 90 — View profile →
▶Cost Estimators $72,330 90 — View profile →
▶Human Resources Specialists $69,500 280 — View profile →
▶Logisticians $75,500 70 — View profile →
▶Project Management Specialists $83,370 250 — View profile →
▶Management Analysts $96,290 100 — View profile →
▶Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $56,820 50 — View profile →
▶Fundraisers $57,990 60 — View profile →
▶Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $71,870 30 — View profile →
▶Training and Development Specialists $58,690 260 — View profile →
▶Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $77,860 300 — View profile →
▶Business Operations Specialists, All Other $74,820 290 — View profile →
▶Accountants and Auditors $80,320 430 — View profile →
▶Financial and Investment Analysts $82,530 80 — View profile →
▶Personal Financial Advisors $79,360 40 — View profile →
▶Insurance Underwriters $58,790 40 — View profile →
▶Loan Officers $52,590 160 — View profile →
▶Computer Systems Analysts $118,590 100 — View profile →
▶Information Security Analysts $103,140 50 — View profile →
▶Computer Network Support Specialists $69,850 50 — View profile →
▶Computer User Support Specialists $59,550 190 — View profile →
▶Computer Network Architects $118,130 50 — View profile →
▶Network and Computer Systems Administrators $87,660 80 — View profile →
▶Software Developers $127,570 270 — View profile →
▶Computer Occupations, All Other $84,030 100 — View profile →
▶Data Scientists $96,300 80 — View profile →
▶Civil Engineers $100,220 40 — View profile →
▶Electrical Engineers $119,650 30 — View profile →
▶Industrial Engineers $95,870 190 — View profile →
▶Mechanical Engineers $95,870 80 — View profile →
▶Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians $58,310 40 — View profile →
▶Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $68,740 30 — View profile →
▶Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $56,580 N/A — View profile →
▶Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $73,650 120 — View profile →
▶School Psychologists $60,970 30 — View profile →
▶Biological Technicians $53,980 50 — View profile →
▶Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $79,430 60 — View profile →
▶Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $59,190 190 — View profile →
▶Rehabilitation Counselors $31,520 60 — View profile →
▶Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $50,440 90 — View profile →
▶Child, Family, and School Social Workers $56,480 150 — View profile →
▶Healthcare Social Workers $61,470 100 — View profile →
▶Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $57,880 40 — View profile →
▶Social and Human Service Assistants $44,190 60 — View profile →
▶Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $49,650 60 — View profile →
▶Lawyers $102,120 100 — View profile →
▶Paralegals and Legal Assistants $51,620 110 — View profile →
▶Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $61,980 30 — View profile →
▶Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $33,680 240 — View profile →
▶Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $52,460 50 — View profile →
▶Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $56,740 670 — View profile →
▶Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $49,680 350 — View profile →
▶Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $53,920 70 — View profile →
▶Special Education Teachers, Middle School $58,970 70 — View profile →
▶Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors $48,750 120 — View profile →
▶Self-Enrichment Teachers $58,970 120 — View profile →
▶Tutors $40,540 90 — View profile →
▶Teachers and Instructors, All Other $49,710 40 — View profile →
▶Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $61,210 60 — View profile →
▶Instructional Coordinators $60,790 70 — View profile →
▶Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $29,780 520 — View profile →
▶Graphic Designers $56,990 70 — View profile →
▶Interior Designers $77,590 30 — View profile →
▶Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $36,480 40 — View profile →
▶Coaches and Scouts $42,280 150 — View profile →
▶Public Relations Specialists $59,150 90 — View profile →
▶Interpreters and Translators $38,720 50 — View profile →
▶Dentists, General $166,330 60 — View profile →
▶Pharmacists $130,730 120 — View profile →
▶Physician Assistants $113,200 50 — View profile →
▶Occupational Therapists $82,640 80 — View profile →
▶Physical Therapists $101,120 100 — View profile →
▶Respiratory Therapists N/A 40 — View profile →
▶Speech-Language Pathologists $77,450 90 — View profile →
▶Veterinarians $129,800 40 — View profile →
▶Registered Nurses $84,180 1,080 — View profile →
▶Nurse Practitioners $131,980 80 — View profile →
▶Physicians, All Other $350,130 90 — View profile →
▶Dental Hygienists $97,210 100 — View profile →
▶Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $51,000 1,820 — View profile →
▶Diagnostic Medical Sonographers N/A 40 — View profile →
▶Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $79,550 120 — View profile →
▶Emergency Medical Technicians $49,180 190 — View profile →
▶Pharmacy Technicians $41,490 240 — View profile →
▶Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $42,640 40 — View profile →
▶Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $63,450 260 — View profile →
▶Medical Records Specialists $43,220 40 — View profile →
▶Opticians, Dispensing $55,530 40 — View profile →
▶Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $45,160 90 — View profile →
▶Home Health and Personal Care Aides $30,420 870 — View profile →
▶Nursing Assistants $39,090 1,020 — View profile →
▶Physical Therapist Assistants $76,010 40 — View profile →
▶Dental Assistants $50,140 150 — View profile →
▶Medical Assistants $43,250 310 — View profile →
▶Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $35,690 80 — View profile →
▶Phlebotomists $43,290 230 — View profile →
▶Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $35,740 N/A — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $97,350 70 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $56,820 80 — View profile →
▶Firefighters $36,520 240 — View profile →
▶Detectives and Criminal Investigators $63,780 50 — View profile →
▶Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers $65,700 370 — View profile →
▶Security Guards $31,370 160 — View profile →
▶Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $30,790 50 — View profile →
▶Chefs and Head Cooks $55,530 60 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $43,590 620 — View profile →
▶Cooks, Fast Food $27,450 1,680 — View profile →
▶Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $34,860 150 — View profile →
▶Cooks, Restaurant $32,830 740 — View profile →
▶Food Preparation Workers $29,660 410 — View profile →
▶Bartenders $31,170 260 — View profile →
▶Fast Food and Counter Workers $27,710 1,480 — View profile →
▶Waiters and Waitresses $29,330 1,100 — View profile →
▶Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $28,670 90 — View profile →
▶Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $28,100 230 — View profile →
▶Dishwashers $31,410 190 — View profile →
▶Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $27,170 240 — View profile →
▶Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $30,050 70 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $48,280 70 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $54,370 50 — View profile →
▶Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $35,250 920 — View profile →
▶Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $29,330 330 — View profile →
▶Pest Control Workers $33,560 50 — View profile →
▶Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $36,990 470 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $51,330 80 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $43,560 30 — View profile →
▶Animal Caretakers $33,010 80 — View profile →
▶Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $33,300 60 — View profile →
▶Amusement and Recreation Attendants $28,620 180 — View profile →
▶Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $34,700 90 — View profile →
▶Childcare Workers $31,030 170 — View profile →
▶Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $36,650 170 — View profile →
▶Recreation Workers $27,860 140 — View profile →
▶Residential Advisors $34,690 50 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $47,340 670 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $81,050 120 — View profile →
▶Cashiers $28,690 1,950 — View profile →
▶Counter and Rental Clerks $36,920 230 — View profile →
▶Parts Salespersons $30,250 220 — View profile →
▶Retail Salespersons $29,630 2,570 — View profile →
▶Insurance Sales Agents $49,990 320 — View profile →
▶Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $51,890 140 — View profile →
▶Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $58,340 380 — View profile →
▶Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $68,700 40 — View profile →
▶Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $66,890 600 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $59,430 500 — View profile →
▶Bill and Account Collectors N/A 120 — View profile →
▶Billing and Posting Clerks $48,380 70 — View profile →
▶Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $47,460 600 — View profile →
▶Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $55,440 50 — View profile →
▶Tellers $43,960 80 — View profile →
▶Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $50,960 100 — View profile →
▶Customer Service Representatives $41,040 1,290 — View profile →
▶Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $49,670 90 — View profile →
▶Library Assistants, Clerical $39,900 60 — View profile →
▶Loan Interviewers and Clerks $50,420 80 — View profile →
▶New Accounts Clerks $47,110 30 — View profile →
▶Receptionists and Information Clerks $36,230 300 — View profile →
▶Couriers and Messengers $38,340 180 — View profile →
▶Public Safety Telecommunicators $48,160 70 — View profile →
▶Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $45,760 70 — View profile →
▶Postal Service Clerks $65,170 40 — View profile →
▶Postal Service Mail Carriers $61,010 170 — View profile →
▶Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $46,440 110 — View profile →
▶Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $42,780 310 — View profile →
▶Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $52,390 30 — View profile →
▶Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $61,620 80 — View profile →
▶Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $37,800 30 — View profile →
▶Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $44,190 620 — View profile →
▶Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $44,630 730 — View profile →
▶Data Entry Keyers $35,860 40 — View profile →
▶Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $47,490 40 — View profile →
▶Office Clerks, General $38,760 810 — View profile →
▶Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $46,280 30 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $71,390 360 — View profile →
▶Carpenters $49,280 100 — View profile →
▶Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $45,240 110 — View profile →
▶Construction Laborers $42,320 400 — View profile →
▶Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $51,570 200 — View profile →
▶Electricians $51,400 230 — View profile →
▶Painters, Construction and Maintenance $39,050 50 — View profile →
▶Pipelayers $46,070 30 — View profile →
▶Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $56,890 260 — View profile →
▶Sheet Metal Workers $47,020 50 — View profile →
▶Helpers--Electricians $35,140 150 — View profile →
▶Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $39,250 70 — View profile →
▶Construction and Building Inspectors $62,760 50 — View profile →
▶Highway Maintenance Workers $47,180 40 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $71,850 260 — View profile →
▶Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers $43,840 50 — View profile →
▶Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $51,640 50 — View profile →
▶Automotive Body and Related Repairers $49,300 100 — View profile →
▶Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $45,750 370 — View profile →
▶Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $60,680 180 — View profile →
▶Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $66,860 100 — View profile →
▶Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $46,060 40 — View profile →
▶Tire Repairers and Changers $35,160 80 — View profile →
▶Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $52,450 280 — View profile →
▶Industrial Machinery Mechanics $48,490 280 — View profile →
▶Maintenance Workers, Machinery $47,970 100 — View profile →
▶Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $46,020 520 — View profile →
▶Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $38,760 130 — View profile →
▶Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $44,000 50 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $63,690 450 — View profile →
▶Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $46,650 1,090 — View profile →
▶Bakers $35,950 180 — View profile →
▶Butchers and Meat Cutters $37,480 50 — View profile →
▶Food Batchmakers $30,470 40 — View profile →
▶Food Processing Workers, All Other $39,800 50 — View profile →
▶Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $42,480 70 — View profile →
▶Machinists $56,460 110 — View profile →
▶Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $36,040 130 — View profile →
▶Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $45,310 30 — View profile →
▶Tool and Die Makers $78,140 40 — View profile →
▶Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $50,740 120 — View profile →
▶Printing Press Operators $48,650 90 — View profile →
▶Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $30,690 140 — View profile →
▶Sewing Machine Operators $29,570 180 — View profile →
▶Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders $35,400 110 — View profile →
▶Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $33,540 240 — View profile →
▶Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $35,980 170 — View profile →
▶Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other $36,380 120 — View profile →
▶Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $37,090 40 — View profile →
▶Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $47,110 50 — View profile →
▶Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $38,050 40 — View profile →
▶Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $39,930 30 — View profile →
▶Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $36,980 380 — View profile →
▶Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $35,890 60 — View profile →
▶Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,530 110 — View profile →
▶Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $46,940 N/A — View profile →
▶Tire Builders $39,720 40 — View profile →
▶Production Workers, All Other $35,140 350 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $54,220 500 — View profile →
▶Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $56,290 1,020 — View profile →
▶Light Truck Drivers $37,940 370 — View profile →
▶Bus Drivers, School $36,990 70 — View profile →
▶Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $29,190 40 — View profile →
▶Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $31,870 90 — View profile →
▶Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $44,910 590 — View profile →
▶Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $27,140 230 — View profile →
▶Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $43,750 2,660 — View profile →
▶Packers and Packagers, Hand $29,540 460 — View profile →
▶Stockers and Order Fillers $35,620 1,810 — View profile →
▶Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $41,030 100 — View profile →