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Technology salaries in Asheville, NC

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Technology Headhunters uses BLS OEWS data to answer this pay question. BLS published a median in Asheville, NC for 545 of our roles, covering 32 BLS occupations (May 2025). The highest is AI Engineering Manager, at $163,290.

All-occupation median, Asheville, NC$46,870SOC 00-0000, BLS
All-occupation employment180,620BLS estimate

Several titles share one BLS occupation and show identical figures. Each title's mapping is on its own page.

Annual pay by role in Asheville, NC: AI Engineering Manager: 10th percentile $100,840, 25th percentile $124,770, median $163,290, 75th percentile $195,460, 90th percentile $234,650. AI Engineering Manager: 10th percentile $100,840, 25th percentile $124,770, median $163,290, 75th percentile $195,460, 90th percentile $234,650. Business Systems Manager: 10th percentile $100,840, 25th percentile $124,770, median $163,290, 75th percentile $195,460, 90th percentile $234,650. Chief AI Officer: 10th percentile $100,840, 25th percentile $124,770, median $163,290, 75th percentile $195,460, 90th percentile $234,650. Chief Data Officer / Head of Data: 10th percentile $100,840, 25th percentile $124,770, median $163,290, 75th percentile $195,460, 90th percentile $234,650. Chief Data Officer / VP of Data: 10th percentile $100,840, 25th percentile $124,770, median $163,290, 75th percentile $195,460, 90th percentile $234,650. Chief Digital Officer: 10th percentile $100,840, 25th percentile $124,770, median $163,290, 75th percentile $195,460, 90th percentile $234,650. CIO: 10th percentile $100,840, 25th percentile $124,770, median $163,290, 75th percentile $195,460, 90th percentile $234,650. CISO: 10th percentile $100,840, 25th percentile $124,770, median $163,290, 75th percentile $195,460, 90th percentile $234,650. Construction Tech Engineering Manager: 10th percentile $100,840, 25th percentile $124,770, median $163,290, 75th percentile $195,460, 90th percentile $234,650AI Engineering Manager$163,290AI Engineering Manager$163,290Business Systems Manager$163,290Chief AI Officer$163,290Chief Data Officer / Head of Data$163,290Chief Data Officer / VP of Data$163,290Chief Digital Officer$163,290CIO$163,290CISO$163,290Construction Tech Engineering Manager$163,290$90,000$132,500$175,000$217,500$260,000

Chart shows annual pay for the first 10 entries. Band is the 25th to 75th percentile, the thick line is the median, whiskers reach the 10th and 90th percentiles. Every figure is repeated in the table.

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Roles in Asheville, NC ranked by median, May 2025 (annual)
#RoleMedianP25 to P75Employmentvs all occupationsLQ
1AI Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
2AI Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
3Business Systems Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
4Chief AI Officer$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
5Chief Data Officer / Head of Data$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
6Chief Data Officer / VP of Data$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
7Chief Digital Officer$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
8CIO$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
9CISO$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
10Construction Tech Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
11Construction Tech Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
12Construction Technology Director$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
13Construction Technology Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
14CTO$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
15Data Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
16Data Governance Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
17Deputy CISO / BISO$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
18Director of Construction Technology / Innovation$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
19Director of Data Engineering$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
20Director of Engineering$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
21Director of Enterprise Applications$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
22Director of Information Security$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
23Director of IT Operations$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
24Embedded Software Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
25Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
26Enterprise Applications Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
27Fintech Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
28Fintech Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
29Head of AI$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
30Head of AI / VP of AI$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
31Head of Data Science$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
32Head of Engineering$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
33Head of Infrastructure$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
34Head of Infrastructure / Director of Platform$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
35Health Systems IT Director$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
36Infrastructure Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
37IT Director$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
38IT Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
39IT Service Management Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
40Machine Learning Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
41Manufacturing IT Director$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
42Manufacturing IT Director$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
43MSP IT Director$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
44MSP Service Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
45Network Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
46NOC Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
47Platform Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
48Procore Construction Technology Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
49Procore Construction Technology Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
50QA Manager / Head of Quality Engineering$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
51SaaS Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
52SaaS Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
53Security Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
54Senior Director of Engineering$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
55Senior Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
56Senior IT Director$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
57Service Desk Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
58SOC Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
59Software Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
60Solutions Engineering Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
61Startup CTO$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
62SVP of Engineering$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
63vCIO / Technology Alignment Manager$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
64VP of Engineering$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
65VP of Infrastructure$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
66VP of IT$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
67VP of Platform Engineering$163,290$124,770 to $195,4604203.48x0.54
68AI Security Engineer$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
69Application Security Engineer$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
70Cloud Security Engineer$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
71Detection Engineer$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
72DevSecOps Engineer$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
73Fintech Security Engineer$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
74Govtech Security Engineer$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
75Health Systems Security Engineer$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
76IAM Engineer$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
77Incident Responder / DFIR Analyst$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
78Incident Response / DFIR$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
79Junior Cybersecurity Analyst$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
80Lead Security Engineer$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
81Malware Analyst / Reverse Engineer$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
82OT / ICS Security Engineer$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
83Penetration Tester$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
84Privacy Engineer$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
85Product Security Engineer$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
86Red Team Operator$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
87SaaS Security Engineer$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
88Security Architect$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
89Security Engineer$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
90Senior Security Engineer$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
91SOC Analyst$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
92SOC Analyst Tier 1$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
93SOC Analyst Tier 2$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
94SOC Analyst Tier 3$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
95Threat Hunter$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
96Threat Intelligence Analyst$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
97Vulnerability Management Analyst$149,350$106,990 to $149,3502003.19x0.9
98.NET / C# Backend Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
99.NET / C# Backend Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
100.NET / C# Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
101.NET / C# Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
102.NET / C# Full Stack Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
103AI Agent Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
104AI Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
105Android Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
106Angular Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
107API / Integration Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
108Associate Software Engineer / Software Engineer I$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
109Backend Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
110C++ Software Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
111C++ Software Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
112Cleared Software Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
113Computer Vision Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
114Computer Vision Machine Learning Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
115Computer Vision Machine Learning Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
116Construction Tech AI Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
117ConTech Software Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
118Cross-Platform Mobile Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
119Distinguished Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
120Dynamics 365 CE / Power Platform Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
121Elixir Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
122Embedded Linux Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
123Embedded Software Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
124Financial Services Salesforce Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
125Financial Services Salesforce Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
126Fintech AI Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
127Firmware Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
128Flutter Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
129Forward Deployed Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
130Founding Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
131Full Stack Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
132Go (Golang) Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
133Go Backend Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
134Go Backend Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
135Healthtech Salesforce Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
136Healthtech Salesforce Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
137HL7 / FHIR Integration Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
138Hybrid Software Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
139Implementation Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
140iOS Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
141IoT Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
142Java Backend Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
143Java Backend Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
144Java Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
145Junior Embedded Software Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
146Junior Software Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
147Lead Embedded Software Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
148Lead Salesforce Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
149Lead Software Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
150LLM / Generative AI Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
151Low-Latency / Trading Systems Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
152Machine Learning Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
153ML Platform / Infrastructure Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
154MLOps Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
155Mobile Architect$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
156Mobile Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
157NetSuite Administrator / Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
158NLP Machine Learning Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
159NLP Machine Learning Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
160Node.js Backend Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
161Node.js Backend Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
162Node.js Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
163Node.js Full Stack Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
164PHP / Laravel Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
165Principal Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
166Principal Machine Learning Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
167Principal Software Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
168Product Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
169Public Sector Salesforce Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
170Public Sector Salesforce Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
171Python Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
172Python Full Stack Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
173Python Full Stack Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
174React Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
175React Native Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
176Recommendation Systems Machine Learning Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
177Recommendation Systems Machine Learning Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
178Remote Software Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
179Robotics Software Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
180RPA Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
181Ruby on Rails Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
182Ruby on Rails Full Stack Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
183Ruby on Rails Full Stack Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
184Rust Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
185SaaS AI Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
186SaaS Salesforce Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
187Salesforce Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
188SAP ABAP Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
189Scala Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
190Senior / Staff ML Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
191Senior Android Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
192Senior Embedded Software Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
193Senior iOS Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
194Senior Machine Learning Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
195Senior Salesforce Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
196Senior Software Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
197ServiceNow Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
198Software Architect$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
199Software Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
200Staff and Principal Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
201Staff Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
202Staff Machine Learning Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
203Staff Software Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
204Tech Lead / Lead Software Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
205TypeScript / JavaScript Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
206Vue.js Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
207Web3 / Blockchain Engineer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
208Workday Integration Developer$134,350$97,630 to $167,5507802.87x0.4
209SCADA / Controls Engineer$123,480$91,250 to $126,5603002.63x1.31
210Accessibility Tester$114,510$90,290 to $128,3801002.44x0.47
211Fintech QA Engineer$114,510$90,290 to $128,3801002.44x0.47
212Healthtech QA Engineer$114,510$90,290 to $128,3801002.44x0.47
213Junior QA Engineer$114,510$90,290 to $128,3801002.44x0.47
214Lead QA Engineer$114,510$90,290 to $128,3801002.44x0.47
215Mobile QA Engineer$114,510$90,290 to $128,3801002.44x0.47
216Performance Test Engineer$114,510$90,290 to $128,3801002.44x0.47
217QA Analyst$114,510$90,290 to $128,3801002.44x0.47
218QA Automation Engineer$114,510$90,290 to $128,3801002.44x0.47
219QA Automation Engineer / SDET$114,510$90,290 to $128,3801002.44x0.47
220QA Engineer$114,510$90,290 to $128,3801002.44x0.47
221QA Tester / Manual QA Tester$114,510$90,290 to $128,3801002.44x0.47
222SaaS QA Engineer$114,510$90,290 to $128,3801002.44x0.47
223SDET$114,510$90,290 to $128,3801002.44x0.47
224Senior QA Engineer$114,510$90,290 to $128,3801002.44x0.47
225Test Automation Architect$114,510$90,290 to $128,3801002.44x0.47
226UAT Tester / UAT Coordinator$114,510$90,290 to $128,3801002.44x0.47
227Associate Solutions Engineer$111,250$83,130 to $133,290602.37x0.92
228Customer Engineer$111,250$83,130 to $133,290602.37x0.92
229Director / VP of Solutions Engineering$111,250$83,130 to $133,290602.37x0.92
230Lead Solutions Engineer$111,250$83,130 to $133,290602.37x0.92
231Sales Engineer$111,250$83,130 to $133,290602.37x0.92
232Sales Engineer / Solutions Engineer$111,250$83,130 to $133,290602.37x0.92
233Senior Solutions Engineer$111,250$83,130 to $133,290602.37x0.92
234Solutions Architect (Pre-Sales)$111,250$83,130 to $133,290602.37x0.92
235Solutions Engineer$111,250$83,130 to $133,290602.37x0.92
236Analytics Engineer$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
237AWS Data Engineer$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
238AWS Data Engineer$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
239Big Data Engineer (Spark)$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
240Data Architect$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
241Data Engineer$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
242Data Platform Engineer$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
243Data Warehouse Engineer$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
244Database Engineer$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
245Databricks Data Engineer$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
246Databricks Data Engineer$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
247ETL / ELT Developer$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
248Lead Data Engineer$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
249Remote Data Engineer$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
250Senior Data Engineer$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
251Snowflake Data Engineer$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
252Snowflake Data Engineer$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
253Streaming Data Engineer (Kafka / Flink)$110,910$84,710 to $140,990502.37x0.59
254Command Center / IT Operations Center Analyst$101,650$62,460 to $101,650Not published by BLS2.17xNot published by BLS
255Network Technician$101,650$62,460 to $101,650Not published by BLS2.17xNot published by BLS
256NOC Analyst (Tier 2)$101,650$62,460 to $101,650Not published by BLS2.17xNot published by BLS
257NOC Engineer$101,650$62,460 to $101,650Not published by BLS2.17xNot published by BLS
258NOC Technician$101,650$62,460 to $101,650Not published by BLS2.17xNot published by BLS
259NOC Technician (Tier 1)$101,650$62,460 to $101,650Not published by BLS2.17xNot published by BLS
260Patch Management Analyst$101,650$62,460 to $101,650Not published by BLS2.17xNot published by BLS
261Senior Network Technician$101,650$62,460 to $101,650Not published by BLS2.17xNot published by BLS
262Senior NOC Analyst$101,650$62,460 to $101,650Not published by BLS2.17xNot published by BLS
263Wireless and DAS Technician$101,650$62,460 to $101,650Not published by BLS2.17xNot published by BLS
264Cisco Network Engineer$101,420$68,200 to $136,6001402.16x0.65
265Cisco Network Engineer$101,420$68,200 to $136,6001402.16x0.65
266Cloud Architect$101,420$68,200 to $136,6001402.16x0.65
267Data Center Network Engineer$101,420$68,200 to $136,6001402.16x0.65
268Data Center Network Engineer$101,420$68,200 to $136,6001402.16x0.65
269Junior Network Engineer$101,420$68,200 to $136,6001402.16x0.65
270Juniper Network Engineer$101,420$68,200 to $136,6001402.16x0.65
271Juniper Network Engineer$101,420$68,200 to $136,6001402.16x0.65
272Lead Network Engineer$101,420$68,200 to $136,6001402.16x0.65
273MSP Network Engineer$101,420$68,200 to $136,6001402.16x0.65
274MSP Network Engineer$101,420$68,200 to $136,6001402.16x0.65
275Network Architect$101,420$68,200 to $136,6001402.16x0.65
276Network Engineer$101,420$68,200 to $136,6001402.16x0.65
277Senior Network Engineer$101,420$68,200 to $136,6001402.16x0.65
278Solutions Architect$101,420$68,200 to $136,6001402.16x0.65
279VoIP / Unified Communications Engineer$101,420$68,200 to $136,6001402.16x0.65
280Wireless Network Engineer$101,420$68,200 to $136,6001402.16x0.65
281Access Provisioning Analyst$99,350$68,460 to $125,3403102.12x0.62
282Change Coordinator$99,350$68,460 to $125,3403102.12x0.62
283Chief Architect$99,350$68,460 to $125,3403102.12x0.62
284CMDB Analyst$99,350$68,460 to $125,3403102.12x0.62
285Computer Operator / Batch Scheduling Analyst$99,350$68,460 to $125,3403102.12x0.62
286Enterprise Architect$99,350$68,460 to $125,3403102.12x0.62
287GIS Analyst$99,350$68,460 to $125,3403102.12x0.62
288GIS Analyst / GIS Technician$99,350$68,460 to $125,3403102.12x0.62
289IT Asset Management Specialist$99,350$68,460 to $125,3403102.12x0.62
290ITSM Analyst$99,350$68,460 to $125,3403102.12x0.62
291ITSM Analyst (incident, problem, change)$99,350$68,460 to $125,3403102.12x0.62
292Knowledge Management Specialist$99,350$68,460 to $125,3403102.12x0.62
293Mobility and Telecom Expense Coordinator$99,350$68,460 to $125,3403102.12x0.62
294Senior IT Asset Management Specialist$99,350$68,460 to $125,3403102.12x0.62
295Software Asset / Licensing Analyst$99,350$68,460 to $125,3403102.12x0.62
296BI Analyst$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
297BI Developer$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
298Data Analyst$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
299Data Migration / Conversion Specialist$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
300Data Quality Analyst / Data Steward$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
301Data Scientist$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
302Decision Scientist$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
303Health Systems Data Analyst$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
304Health Systems Data Analyst$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
305Junior Data Analyst$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
306Lead Data Scientist$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
307NLP Engineer$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
308Power BI Data Analyst$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
309Power BI Data Analyst$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
310Product Analyst$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
311Recommendation Systems Engineer$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
312Reporting Analyst$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
313Senior Data Analyst$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
314Senior Data Scientist$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
315SQL Data Analyst$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
316SQL Data Analyst$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
317Tableau Data Analyst$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
318Tableau Data Analyst$97,690$79,900 to $126,6601302.08x0.42
319Agile Coach$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
320Associate IT Project Manager$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
321Associate Technical Program Manager$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
322AV Project Manager$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
323Delivery Manager$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
324Deployment Coordinator$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
325Director of PMO / Head of Delivery$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
326ERP Project Manager$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
327IT Business Analyst$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
328IT PMO Analyst$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
329IT Program Manager$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
330IT Project Coordinator$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
331IT Project Manager$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
332Principal Technical Program Manager$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
333Release Train Engineer (SAFe)$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
334Scrum Master$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
335Scrum Master / Agile Coach$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
336Senior / Principal TPM$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
337Senior Technical Program Manager$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
338Technical Program Manager$97,470$74,410 to $109,3909502.08x0.77
339Database Administrator$96,370$80,930 to $143,250402.06x0.43
340Database Analyst$96,370$80,930 to $143,250402.06x0.43
341Atlassian (Jira and Confluence) Administrator$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
342AWS Cloud Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
343AWS DevOps Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
344AWS Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
345AWS Site Reliability Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
346Azure Cloud Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
347Azure DevOps Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
348Azure DevOps Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
349Azure Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
350Build and Release Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
351Business Applications / SaaS Administrator$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
352Cloud Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
353CRM Administrator$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
354Developer Experience Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
355DevOps Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
356Endpoint Engineer (Intune / Jamf)$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
357ERP Administrator$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
358Fintech Site Reliability Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
359GCP Cloud Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
360GCP Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
361GCP Site Reliability Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
362GCP Site Reliability Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
363Google Workspace Administrator$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
364Govtech Cloud Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
365Govtech Cloud Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
366Infrastructure Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
367Junior Cloud Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
368Kubernetes DevOps Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
369Kubernetes DevOps Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
370Kubernetes Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
371Linux Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
372Linux Systems Administrator$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
373Linux Systems Administrator$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
374Microsoft 365 / Windows Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
375Microsoft 365 Systems Administrator$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
376Microsoft 365 Systems Administrator$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
377MSP Escalation Engineer (Tier 3)$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
378MSP Project / Onboarding Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
379MSP Systems Administrator$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
380MSP Systems Technician (Tier 2)$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
381Observability Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
382Platform Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
383SaaS Site Reliability Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
384Senior Cloud Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
385Senior DevOps Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
386Senior ERP Administrator$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
387Senior Site Reliability Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
388Senior Systems Administrator$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
389Senior Systems Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
390SharePoint Administrator$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
391Site Reliability Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
392Staff Platform Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
393Storage and Backup Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
394Systems Administrator$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
395Systems Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
396Terraform / Infrastructure as Code Engineer$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
397UKG (Kronos) Administrator$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
398Virtualization Engineer (VMware / Nutanix)$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
399Windows Server Systems Administrator$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
400Windows Server Systems Administrator$95,230$73,340 to $128,8003702.03x1.03
401FPGA Engineer$91,240$79,420 to $93,3101101.95x0.94
402Business Systems Analyst$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
403Construction ERP Administrator (Viewpoint Vista / CMiC / Sage 300 CRE)$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
404Customer Onboarding Specialist$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
405Dynamics 365 F&O Consultant$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
406Dynamics 365 F&O Consultant$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
407EDI Analyst$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
408Epic Application Analyst$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
409Epic Bridges / Interface Analyst$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
410Epic Clarity / Cogito Report Writer$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
411ERP Support Analyst$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
412HRIS Analyst$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
413Implementation Manager$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
414Implementation Specialist$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
415Junior Salesforce Administrator$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
416Junior Systems Analyst$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
417MES Engineer$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
418Oracle Cloud ERP Consultant$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
419Oracle Health (Cerner) Analyst$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
420Procore Administrator$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
421Salesforce Administrator$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
422Salesforce Architect$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
423Salesforce Functional Consultant$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
424Salesforce Marketing Cloud Specialist$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
425SAP Basis Administrator$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
426SAP S/4HANA Consultant$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
427Senior Business Systems Analyst$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
428Senior Systems Analyst$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
429ServiceNow Administrator$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
430ServiceNow Architect$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
431Systems Analyst$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
432Workday Financials Consultant$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
433Workday HCM Consultant$89,400$76,870 to $125,1803001.91x0.49
434Design Engineer / UX Engineer$80,530$63,470 to $129,670601.72x0.44
435Design Systems Designer$80,530$63,470 to $129,670601.72x0.44
436Interaction Designer$80,530$63,470 to $129,670601.72x0.44
437Junior Product Designer$80,530$63,470 to $129,670601.72x0.44
438Lead Product Designer$80,530$63,470 to $129,670601.72x0.44
439Principal Product Designer$80,530$63,470 to $129,670601.72x0.44
440Product Designer$80,530$63,470 to $129,670601.72x0.44
441Senior Product Designer$80,530$63,470 to $129,670601.72x0.44
442UI Designer$80,530$63,470 to $129,670601.72x0.44
443UX Designer$80,530$63,470 to $129,670601.72x0.44
444Angular Frontend Engineer$79,530$60,870 to $101,790601.70x0.68
445Angular Frontend Engineer$79,530$60,870 to $101,790601.70x0.68
446Frontend Engineer$79,530$60,870 to $101,790601.70x0.68
447TypeScript Frontend Engineer$79,530$60,870 to $101,790601.70x0.68
448TypeScript Frontend Engineer$79,530$60,870 to $101,790601.70x0.68
449Vue.js Frontend Engineer$79,530$60,870 to $101,790601.70x0.68
450Vue.js Frontend Engineer$79,530$60,870 to $101,790601.70x0.68
451Web Developer$79,530$60,870 to $101,790601.70x0.68
452WordPress / CMS Developer$79,530$60,870 to $101,790601.70x0.68
453AV Programmer$77,460$62,060 to $100,860Not published by BLS1.65xNot published by BLS
454Mainframe / COBOL Developer$77,460$62,060 to $100,860Not published by BLS1.65xNot published by BLS
455Programmer Analyst (Application Developer)$77,460$62,060 to $100,860Not published by BLS1.65xNot published by BLS
456SQL Developer$77,460$62,060 to $100,860Not published by BLS1.65xNot published by BLS
457GRC Analyst$71,230$54,410 to $94,3502601.52x0.54
458GRC Manager$71,230$54,410 to $94,3502601.52x0.54
459API / Developer Documentation Writer$68,180$68,180 to $76,310601.45x1.21
460Junior Technical Writer$68,180$68,180 to $76,310601.45x1.21
461Senior Technical Writer$68,180$68,180 to $76,310601.45x1.21
462Technical Writer$68,180$68,180 to $76,310601.45x1.21
463IT Procurement Specialist$67,600$55,720 to $86,9605301.44x0.92
464IT Vendor and Contracts Analyst$67,600$55,720 to $86,9605301.44x0.92
465Lead Cabling Technician / Low Voltage Foreman$61,000$57,640 to $92,0301601.30x0.96
466Structured Cabling / Low Voltage Technician$61,000$57,640 to $92,0301601.30x0.96
467Structured Cabling Technician$61,000$57,640 to $92,0301601.30x0.96
468Telecom / VoIP Technician$61,000$57,640 to $92,0301601.30x0.96
469Epic Credentialed Trainer$59,950$41,400 to $77,9105701.28x1.08
470IT Trainer$59,950$41,400 to $77,9105701.28x1.08
471IT Trainer / End User Trainer$59,950$41,400 to $77,9105701.28x1.08
472Application Support Analyst$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
473Bilingual Help Desk Analyst$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
474Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (English and Spanish)$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
475Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
476Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
477Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
478Bilingual Service Desk Analyst$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
479Classroom and Instructional Technology Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
480Cleared Desktop Support Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
481Construction Tech IT Support Specialist$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
482Cybersecurity Technical Support Engineer$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
483Cybersecurity Technical Support Engineer$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
484Data Platforms Technical Support Engineer$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
485Data Platforms Technical Support Engineer$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
486Desktop Support Engineer$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
487Desktop Support Manager / End User Services Manager$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
488Desktop Support Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
489Enterprise Desktop Support Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
490Enterprise Desktop Support Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
491Field Service Engineer (IT hardware, break/fix)$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
492Fintech Technical Support Engineer$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
493Go-Live / At-the-Elbow Support Analyst (EHR and ERP)$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
494Google Workspace IT Support Specialist$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
495Google Workspace IT Support Specialist$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
496Govtech Desktop Support Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
497Health Systems Desktop Support Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
498Health Systems Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
499Healthcare Service Desk Analyst (clinical service desk)$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
500Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
501Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
502Help Desk Supervisor / Service Desk Team Lead$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
503Imaging and Deployment Technician (PC refresh, OS upgrades)$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
504IT Field Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
505IT Support Specialist$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
506Jobsite IT Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
507Jobsite IT Technician (construction)$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
508Junior Desktop Support Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
509Junior IT Field Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
510Mac and Apple Support Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
511Mac Desktop Support Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
512Mac Desktop Support Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
513Microsoft 365 Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
514Microsoft 365 IT Support Specialist$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
515MSP Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
516MSP Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
517MSP Help Desk Technician (Tier 1)$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
518MSP IT Support Specialist$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
519MSP Technician (Tier 1 to 2)$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
520POS and Retail Technology Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
521Production Support Analyst$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
522Remote Technical Support Engineer$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
523Senior Desktop Support Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
524Senior IT Field Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
525Senior Technical Support Engineer$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
526Service Desk Analyst$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
527Technical Support Engineer$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
528Technical Support Specialist$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
529Tier 3 Support Analyst$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
530Traveling Rollout Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
531VIP / Executive Support Technician$58,640$47,680 to $66,0805301.25x0.63
532Fiber Optic Technician$58,190$47,140 to $73,7301101.24x0.97
533Field Service Dispatcher / Field Services Coordinator$49,310$41,900 to $55,6701801.05x0.78
534MSP Service Coordinator / Dispatcher$49,310$41,900 to $55,6701801.05x0.78
535AV Installation Technician$49,280$44,440 to $56,570901.05x1.13
536AV Technician$49,280$44,440 to $56,570901.05x1.13
537AV Technician and AV Installer$49,280$44,440 to $56,570901.05x1.13
538Lead AV Technician$49,280$44,440 to $56,570901.05x1.13
539Access Control and Video Surveillance Technician$48,690$37,180 to $61,650901.04x0.89
540Critical Facilities Technician$47,360$39,480 to $57,1101,7401.01x0.98
541Critical Facilities Technician (data center power and cooling)$47,360$39,480 to $57,1101,7401.01x0.98
542Data Center Technician$47,350$39,350 to $53,2801101.01x1.49
543Smart Hands / Data Center Technician$47,350$39,350 to $53,2801101.01x1.49
544Smart Hands Technician$47,350$39,350 to $53,2801101.01x1.49
545IT Asset Technician (receiving, imaging handoff, ITAD and disposal)$45,210$38,510 to $50,1708000.96x0.84

Ranked by median in the unit BLS published. Annual and hourly figures are never converted for ranking: occupations BLS released hourly only are ranked in a separate hourly table. "Or more" medians rank at the top-code threshold. Entries without a published median are not listed.

"vs all occupations" divides the role's annual median by the area's all-occupations annual median. LQ is employment concentration, not a pay adjustment.

What these figures leave out for technology hires

BLS OEWS wages are straight-time gross pay. They include base rate, guaranteed pay, incentive pay including commissions and production bonuses, and cost-of-living allowances. They exclude overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, severance and employer-paid benefits.

Our interpretation, not a BLS statement: the BLS definition does not name stock or equity grants, so we treat them as outside these figures and add nothing for them. If a technology offer leans on discretionary bonus or equity, we read the published figure as describing only the cash pay inside the BLS definition.

BLS definition: Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Asheville, NC.

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What do these figures mean for technology hiring in Asheville, NC?

For technology hiring in Asheville, NC, the May 2025 median is $163,290 per year for Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021); it describes workers in that BLS occupation and geography, not an independent survey of this recruiting title or a quote for a candidate with a particular background.

The middle half of the occupation behind technology hiring in Asheville, NC runs from $124,770 to $195,460, a $70,690 band; compare responsibilities before using those endpoints in an offer, because the distribution does not identify junior, senior or management pay grades.

For technology hiring in Asheville, NC, the outer published markers are $100,840 at P10 and $234,650 at P90; an amount between those points has no exact percentile assigned here, while a source-marked lower bound stays open and an unavailable wage stays unavailable rather than becoming zero.

The technology hiring in Asheville, NC occupation median compares with $175,140 nationally, a difference of -$11,850; both cells use SOC 11-3021, and the difference is neither a cost-of-living adjustment nor a premium every local candidate receives for doing the job.

Area comparisons for technology hiring in Asheville, NC include Johnson City, TN at $128,530 and Morristown, TN at $120,190; these metros are selected by Census reference-point distance, not commuting time, and each figure remains tied to its own BLS area rather than replacing an unpublished local estimate.

No comparable May 2024 median is available for technology hiring in Asheville, NC, so no release-to-release change is calculated; the $163,290 May 2025 median stands on its own reference period, and the missing earlier cell establishes neither growth nor decline in wages for the occupation or this opening.

When discussing an offer for technology hiring in Asheville, NC, keep equity and RSUs separate from the $163,290 occupation median; OEWS includes commissions and production bonuses but excludes overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer benefits, making it neither pure base salary nor total compensation for the person you hire.

BLS employment for the occupation behind technology hiring in Asheville, NC is 420; this describes employment in Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021), not available applicants, so use it to understand the occupation's presence while keeping the search for a person with your required systems knowledge and ownership scope separate.

Which national industries report pay for technology hiring in Asheville, NC?

The table below gives released national industry medians for Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021), selected for this technology hiring in Asheville, NC discussion. These CTO industry rows are national cuts, not industry-specific wages for Asheville, NC.

National industry rows for technology hiring in Asheville, NC, BLS May 2025
BLS industryNAICSPublished medianEmployment
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities523000$214,46018,630
Nondepository Credit Intermediation522200$207,1606,000
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank521000$206,320670
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank521100$206,320670
Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation522290$205,3103,660
Software Publishers513200$202,25035,120

Questions about technology hiring in Asheville, NC

Which occupation prices technology hiring in Asheville, NC?

The technology hiring in Asheville, NC figures use Computer and Information Systems Managers, SOC 11-3021. BLS does not release an exact rate for an employer's particular CTO opening in Asheville, NC.

Does the technology hiring in Asheville, NC band price seniority?

The $124,770 to $195,460 band describes the published occupation distribution for technology hiring in Asheville, NC. It is not a junior-to-senior ladder for CTO in Asheville, NC.

Can I treat the May 2025 technology hiring in Asheville, NC median as a complete offer?

The $163,290 wage cell for technology hiring in Asheville, NC starts a cash-pay comparison. Benefits and equity for CTO in Asheville, NC need a separate discussion from this BLS cell.

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