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Technology salaries in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

This is what we do all day: recruit technology and IT professionals.

Technology Headhunters uses BLS OEWS data to answer this pay question. BLS published a median in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area for 536 of our roles, covering 31 BLS occupations (May 2025). The highest is AI Engineering Manager, at $146,360.

All-occupation median, Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$42,990SOC 00-0000, BLS
All-occupation employment253,210BLS 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 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area: AI Engineering Manager: 10th percentile $85,170, 25th percentile $108,950, median $146,360, 75th percentile $177,370, 90th percentile $218,140. AI Engineering Manager: 10th percentile $85,170, 25th percentile $108,950, median $146,360, 75th percentile $177,370, 90th percentile $218,140. Business Systems Manager: 10th percentile $85,170, 25th percentile $108,950, median $146,360, 75th percentile $177,370, 90th percentile $218,140. Chief AI Officer: 10th percentile $85,170, 25th percentile $108,950, median $146,360, 75th percentile $177,370, 90th percentile $218,140. Chief Data Officer / Head of Data: 10th percentile $85,170, 25th percentile $108,950, median $146,360, 75th percentile $177,370, 90th percentile $218,140. Chief Data Officer / VP of Data: 10th percentile $85,170, 25th percentile $108,950, median $146,360, 75th percentile $177,370, 90th percentile $218,140. Chief Digital Officer: 10th percentile $85,170, 25th percentile $108,950, median $146,360, 75th percentile $177,370, 90th percentile $218,140. CIO: 10th percentile $85,170, 25th percentile $108,950, median $146,360, 75th percentile $177,370, 90th percentile $218,140. CISO: 10th percentile $85,170, 25th percentile $108,950, median $146,360, 75th percentile $177,370, 90th percentile $218,140. Construction Tech Engineering Manager: 10th percentile $85,170, 25th percentile $108,950, median $146,360, 75th percentile $177,370, 90th percentile $218,140AI Engineering Manager$146,360AI Engineering Manager$146,360Business Systems Manager$146,360Chief AI Officer$146,360Chief Data Officer / Head of Data$146,360Chief Data Officer / VP of Data$146,360Chief Digital Officer$146,360CIO$146,360CISO$146,360Construction Tech Engineering Manager$146,360$70,000$112,500$155,000$197,500$240,000

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.

View every role in the published wage table
Roles in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area ranked by median, May 2025 (annual)
#RoleMedianP25 to P75Employmentvs all occupationsLQ
1AI Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
2AI Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
3Business Systems Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
4Chief AI Officer$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
5Chief Data Officer / Head of Data$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
6Chief Data Officer / VP of Data$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
7Chief Digital Officer$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
8CIO$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
9CISO$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
10Construction Tech Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
11Construction Tech Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
12Construction Technology Director$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
13Construction Technology Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
14CTO$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
15Data Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
16Data Governance Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
17Deputy CISO / BISO$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
18Director of Construction Technology / Innovation$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
19Director of Data Engineering$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
20Director of Engineering$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
21Director of Enterprise Applications$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
22Director of Information Security$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
23Director of IT Operations$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
24Embedded Software Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
25Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
26Enterprise Applications Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
27Fintech Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
28Fintech Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
29Head of AI$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
30Head of AI / VP of AI$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
31Head of Data Science$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
32Head of Engineering$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
33Head of Infrastructure$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
34Head of Infrastructure / Director of Platform$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
35Health Systems IT Director$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
36Infrastructure Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
37IT Director$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
38IT Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
39IT Service Management Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
40Machine Learning Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
41Manufacturing IT Director$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
42Manufacturing IT Director$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
43MSP IT Director$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
44MSP Service Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
45Network Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
46NOC Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
47Platform Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
48Procore Construction Technology Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
49Procore Construction Technology Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
50QA Manager / Head of Quality Engineering$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
51SaaS Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
52SaaS Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
53Security Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
54Senior Director of Engineering$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
55Senior Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
56Senior IT Director$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
57Service Desk Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
58SOC Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
59Software Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
60Solutions Engineering Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
61Startup CTO$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
62SVP of Engineering$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
63vCIO / Technology Alignment Manager$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
64VP of Engineering$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
65VP of Infrastructure$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
66VP of IT$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
67VP of Platform Engineering$146,360$108,950 to $177,3704203.40x0.38
68.NET / C# Backend Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
69.NET / C# Backend Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
70.NET / C# Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
71.NET / C# Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
72.NET / C# Full Stack Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
73AI Agent Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
74AI Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
75Android Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
76Angular Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
77API / Integration Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
78Associate Software Engineer / Software Engineer I$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
79Backend Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
80C++ Software Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
81C++ Software Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
82Cleared Software Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
83Computer Vision Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
84Computer Vision Machine Learning Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
85Computer Vision Machine Learning Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
86Construction Tech AI Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
87ConTech Software Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
88Cross-Platform Mobile Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
89Distinguished Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
90Dynamics 365 CE / Power Platform Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
91Elixir Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
92Embedded Linux Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
93Embedded Software Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
94Financial Services Salesforce Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
95Financial Services Salesforce Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
96Fintech AI Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
97Firmware Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
98Flutter Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
99Forward Deployed Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
100Founding Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
101Full Stack Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
102Go (Golang) Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
103Go Backend Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
104Go Backend Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
105Healthtech Salesforce Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
106Healthtech Salesforce Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
107HL7 / FHIR Integration Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
108Hybrid Software Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
109Implementation Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
110iOS Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
111IoT Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
112Java Backend Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
113Java Backend Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
114Java Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
115Junior Embedded Software Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
116Junior Software Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
117Lead Embedded Software Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
118Lead Salesforce Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
119Lead Software Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
120LLM / Generative AI Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
121Low-Latency / Trading Systems Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
122Machine Learning Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
123ML Platform / Infrastructure Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
124MLOps Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
125Mobile Architect$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
126Mobile Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
127NetSuite Administrator / Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
128NLP Machine Learning Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
129NLP Machine Learning Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
130Node.js Backend Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
131Node.js Backend Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
132Node.js Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
133Node.js Full Stack Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
134PHP / Laravel Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
135Principal Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
136Principal Machine Learning Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
137Principal Software Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
138Product Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
139Public Sector Salesforce Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
140Public Sector Salesforce Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
141Python Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
142Python Full Stack Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
143Python Full Stack Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
144React Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
145React Native Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
146Recommendation Systems Machine Learning Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
147Recommendation Systems Machine Learning Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
148Remote Software Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
149Robotics Software Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
150RPA Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
151Ruby on Rails Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
152Ruby on Rails Full Stack Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
153Ruby on Rails Full Stack Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
154Rust Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
155SaaS AI Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
156SaaS Salesforce Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
157Salesforce Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
158SAP ABAP Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
159Scala Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
160Senior / Staff ML Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
161Senior Android Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
162Senior Embedded Software Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
163Senior iOS Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
164Senior Machine Learning Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
165Senior Salesforce Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
166Senior Software Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
167ServiceNow Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
168Software Architect$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
169Software Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
170Staff and Principal Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
171Staff Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
172Staff Machine Learning Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
173Staff Software Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
174Tech Lead / Lead Software Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
175TypeScript / JavaScript Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
176Vue.js Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
177Web3 / Blockchain Engineer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
178Workday Integration Developer$124,010$93,960 to $153,5206102.88x0.22
179Cisco Network Engineer$124,000$78,610 to $132,1301702.88x0.57
180Cisco Network Engineer$124,000$78,610 to $132,1301702.88x0.57
181Cloud Architect$124,000$78,610 to $132,1301702.88x0.57
182Data Center Network Engineer$124,000$78,610 to $132,1301702.88x0.57
183Data Center Network Engineer$124,000$78,610 to $132,1301702.88x0.57
184Junior Network Engineer$124,000$78,610 to $132,1301702.88x0.57
185Juniper Network Engineer$124,000$78,610 to $132,1301702.88x0.57
186Juniper Network Engineer$124,000$78,610 to $132,1301702.88x0.57
187Lead Network Engineer$124,000$78,610 to $132,1301702.88x0.57
188MSP Network Engineer$124,000$78,610 to $132,1301702.88x0.57
189MSP Network Engineer$124,000$78,610 to $132,1301702.88x0.57
190Network Architect$124,000$78,610 to $132,1301702.88x0.57
191Network Engineer$124,000$78,610 to $132,1301702.88x0.57
192Senior Network Engineer$124,000$78,610 to $132,1301702.88x0.57
193Solutions Architect$124,000$78,610 to $132,1301702.88x0.57
194VoIP / Unified Communications Engineer$124,000$78,610 to $132,1301702.88x0.57
195Wireless Network Engineer$124,000$78,610 to $132,1301702.88x0.57
196SCADA / Controls Engineer$118,870$88,630 to $127,3901402.77x0.43
197Analytics Engineer$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
198AWS Data Engineer$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
199AWS Data Engineer$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
200Big Data Engineer (Spark)$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
201Data Architect$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
202Data Engineer$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
203Data Platform Engineer$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
204Data Warehouse Engineer$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
205Database Engineer$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
206Databricks Data Engineer$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
207Databricks Data Engineer$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
208ETL / ELT Developer$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
209Lead Data Engineer$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
210Remote Data Engineer$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
211Senior Data Engineer$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
212Snowflake Data Engineer$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
213Snowflake Data Engineer$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
214Streaming Data Engineer (Kafka / Flink)$118,570$77,300 to $131,330502.76x0.44
215Accessibility Tester$96,320$54,490 to $119,6901102.24x0.38
216Fintech QA Engineer$96,320$54,490 to $119,6901102.24x0.38
217Healthtech QA Engineer$96,320$54,490 to $119,6901102.24x0.38
218Junior QA Engineer$96,320$54,490 to $119,6901102.24x0.38
219Lead QA Engineer$96,320$54,490 to $119,6901102.24x0.38
220Mobile QA Engineer$96,320$54,490 to $119,6901102.24x0.38
221Performance Test Engineer$96,320$54,490 to $119,6901102.24x0.38
222QA Analyst$96,320$54,490 to $119,6901102.24x0.38
223QA Automation Engineer$96,320$54,490 to $119,6901102.24x0.38
224QA Automation Engineer / SDET$96,320$54,490 to $119,6901102.24x0.38
225QA Engineer$96,320$54,490 to $119,6901102.24x0.38
226QA Tester / Manual QA Tester$96,320$54,490 to $119,6901102.24x0.38
227SaaS QA Engineer$96,320$54,490 to $119,6901102.24x0.38
228SDET$96,320$54,490 to $119,6901102.24x0.38
229Senior QA Engineer$96,320$54,490 to $119,6901102.24x0.38
230Test Automation Architect$96,320$54,490 to $119,6901102.24x0.38
231UAT Tester / UAT Coordinator$96,320$54,490 to $119,6901102.24x0.38
232AV Programmer$91,520$70,020 to $110,3201002.13x0.64
233Mainframe / COBOL Developer$91,520$70,020 to $110,3201002.13x0.64
234Programmer Analyst (Application Developer)$91,520$70,020 to $110,3201002.13x0.64
235SQL Developer$91,520$70,020 to $110,3201002.13x0.64
236Agile Coach$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
237Associate IT Project Manager$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
238Associate Technical Program Manager$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
239AV Project Manager$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
240Business Systems Analyst$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
241Construction ERP Administrator (Viewpoint Vista / CMiC / Sage 300 CRE)$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
242Customer Onboarding Specialist$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
243Delivery Manager$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
244Deployment Coordinator$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
245Director of PMO / Head of Delivery$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
246Dynamics 365 F&O Consultant$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
247Dynamics 365 F&O Consultant$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
248EDI Analyst$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
249Epic Application Analyst$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
250Epic Bridges / Interface Analyst$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
251Epic Clarity / Cogito Report Writer$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
252ERP Project Manager$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
253ERP Support Analyst$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
254HRIS Analyst$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
255Implementation Manager$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
256Implementation Specialist$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
257IT Business Analyst$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
258IT PMO Analyst$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
259IT Program Manager$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
260IT Project Coordinator$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
261IT Project Manager$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
262Junior Salesforce Administrator$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
263Junior Systems Analyst$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
264MES Engineer$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
265Oracle Cloud ERP Consultant$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
266Oracle Health (Cerner) Analyst$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
267Principal Technical Program Manager$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
268Procore Administrator$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
269Release Train Engineer (SAFe)$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
270Salesforce Administrator$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
271Salesforce Architect$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
272Salesforce Functional Consultant$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
273Salesforce Marketing Cloud Specialist$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
274SAP Basis Administrator$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
275SAP S/4HANA Consultant$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
276Scrum Master$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
277Scrum Master / Agile Coach$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
278Senior / Principal TPM$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
279Senior Business Systems Analyst$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
280Senior Systems Analyst$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
281Senior Technical Program Manager$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
282ServiceNow Administrator$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
283ServiceNow Architect$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
284Systems Analyst$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
285Technical Program Manager$91,200$72,120 to $101,4401,0002.12x0.58
286Workday Financials Consultant$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
287Workday HCM Consultant$91,200$72,360 to $116,8003002.12x0.35
288FPGA Engineer$88,730$77,260 to $103,610302.06x0.22
289Associate Solutions Engineer$87,880$76,460 to $124,730702.04x0.83
290Customer Engineer$87,880$76,460 to $124,730702.04x0.83
291Director / VP of Solutions Engineering$87,880$76,460 to $124,730702.04x0.83
292Lead Solutions Engineer$87,880$76,460 to $124,730702.04x0.83
293Sales Engineer$87,880$76,460 to $124,730702.04x0.83
294Sales Engineer / Solutions Engineer$87,880$76,460 to $124,730702.04x0.83
295Senior Solutions Engineer$87,880$76,460 to $124,730702.04x0.83
296Solutions Architect (Pre-Sales)$87,880$76,460 to $124,730702.04x0.83
297Solutions Engineer$87,880$76,460 to $124,730702.04x0.83
298API / Developer Documentation Writer$86,100$76,040 to $95,190Not published by BLS2.00xNot published by BLS
299Junior Technical Writer$86,100$76,040 to $95,190Not published by BLS2.00xNot published by BLS
300Senior Technical Writer$86,100$76,040 to $95,190Not published by BLS2.00xNot published by BLS
301Technical Writer$86,100$76,040 to $95,190Not published by BLS2.00xNot published by BLS
302Atlassian (Jira and Confluence) Administrator$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
303AWS Cloud Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
304AWS DevOps Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
305AWS Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
306AWS Site Reliability Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
307Azure Cloud Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
308Azure DevOps Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
309Azure DevOps Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
310Azure Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
311Build and Release Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
312Business Applications / SaaS Administrator$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
313Cloud Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
314CRM Administrator$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
315Developer Experience Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
316DevOps Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
317Endpoint Engineer (Intune / Jamf)$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
318ERP Administrator$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
319Fintech Site Reliability Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
320GCP Cloud Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
321GCP Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
322GCP Site Reliability Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
323GCP Site Reliability Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
324Google Workspace Administrator$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
325Govtech Cloud Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
326Govtech Cloud Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
327Infrastructure Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
328Junior Cloud Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
329Kubernetes DevOps Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
330Kubernetes DevOps Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
331Kubernetes Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
332Linux Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
333Linux Systems Administrator$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
334Linux Systems Administrator$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
335Microsoft 365 / Windows Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
336Microsoft 365 Systems Administrator$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
337Microsoft 365 Systems Administrator$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
338MSP Escalation Engineer (Tier 3)$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
339MSP Project / Onboarding Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
340MSP Systems Administrator$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
341MSP Systems Technician (Tier 2)$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
342Observability Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
343Platform Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
344SaaS Site Reliability Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
345Senior Cloud Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
346Senior DevOps Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
347Senior ERP Administrator$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
348Senior Site Reliability Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
349Senior Systems Administrator$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
350Senior Systems Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
351SharePoint Administrator$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
352Site Reliability Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
353Staff Platform Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
354Storage and Backup Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
355Systems Administrator$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
356Systems Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
357Terraform / Infrastructure as Code Engineer$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
358UKG (Kronos) Administrator$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
359Virtualization Engineer (VMware / Nutanix)$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
360Windows Server Systems Administrator$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
361Windows Server Systems Administrator$83,040$64,920 to $107,2203201.93x0.63
362BI Analyst$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
363BI Developer$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
364Data Analyst$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
365Data Migration / Conversion Specialist$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
366Data Quality Analyst / Data Steward$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
367Data Scientist$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
368Decision Scientist$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
369Health Systems Data Analyst$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
370Health Systems Data Analyst$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
371Junior Data Analyst$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
372Lead Data Scientist$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
373NLP Engineer$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
374Power BI Data Analyst$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
375Power BI Data Analyst$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
376Product Analyst$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
377Recommendation Systems Engineer$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
378Reporting Analyst$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
379Senior Data Analyst$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
380Senior Data Scientist$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
381SQL Data Analyst$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
382SQL Data Analyst$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
383Tableau Data Analyst$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
384Tableau Data Analyst$81,880$65,640 to $121,1701701.90x0.39
385Access Provisioning Analyst$81,570$50,920 to $123,2602501.90x0.35
386Change Coordinator$81,570$50,920 to $123,2602501.90x0.35
387Chief Architect$81,570$50,920 to $123,2602501.90x0.35
388CMDB Analyst$81,570$50,920 to $123,2602501.90x0.35
389Computer Operator / Batch Scheduling Analyst$81,570$50,920 to $123,2602501.90x0.35
390Enterprise Architect$81,570$50,920 to $123,2602501.90x0.35
391GIS Analyst$81,570$50,920 to $123,2602501.90x0.35
392GIS Analyst / GIS Technician$81,570$50,920 to $123,2602501.90x0.35
393IT Asset Management Specialist$81,570$50,920 to $123,2602501.90x0.35
394ITSM Analyst$81,570$50,920 to $123,2602501.90x0.35
395ITSM Analyst (incident, problem, change)$81,570$50,920 to $123,2602501.90x0.35
396Knowledge Management Specialist$81,570$50,920 to $123,2602501.90x0.35
397Mobility and Telecom Expense Coordinator$81,570$50,920 to $123,2602501.90x0.35
398Senior IT Asset Management Specialist$81,570$50,920 to $123,2602501.90x0.35
399Software Asset / Licensing Analyst$81,570$50,920 to $123,2602501.90x0.35
400AI Security Engineer$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
401Application Security Engineer$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
402Cloud Security Engineer$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
403Detection Engineer$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
404DevSecOps Engineer$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
405Fintech Security Engineer$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
406Govtech Security Engineer$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
407Health Systems Security Engineer$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
408IAM Engineer$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
409Incident Responder / DFIR Analyst$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
410Incident Response / DFIR$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
411Junior Cybersecurity Analyst$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
412Lead Security Engineer$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
413Malware Analyst / Reverse Engineer$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
414OT / ICS Security Engineer$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
415Penetration Tester$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
416Privacy Engineer$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
417Product Security Engineer$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
418Red Team Operator$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
419SaaS Security Engineer$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
420Security Architect$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
421Security Engineer$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
422Senior Security Engineer$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
423SOC Analyst$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
424SOC Analyst Tier 1$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
425SOC Analyst Tier 2$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
426SOC Analyst Tier 3$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
427Threat Hunter$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
428Threat Intelligence Analyst$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
429Vulnerability Management Analyst$77,360$76,420 to $120,510901.80x0.3
430Design Engineer / UX Engineer$76,190$46,820 to $105,310501.77x0.28
431Design Systems Designer$76,190$46,820 to $105,310501.77x0.28
432Interaction Designer$76,190$46,820 to $105,310501.77x0.28
433Junior Product Designer$76,190$46,820 to $105,310501.77x0.28
434Lead Product Designer$76,190$46,820 to $105,310501.77x0.28
435Principal Product Designer$76,190$46,820 to $105,310501.77x0.28
436Product Designer$76,190$46,820 to $105,310501.77x0.28
437Senior Product Designer$76,190$46,820 to $105,310501.77x0.28
438UI Designer$76,190$46,820 to $105,310501.77x0.28
439UX Designer$76,190$46,820 to $105,310501.77x0.28
440IT Procurement Specialist$66,900$54,330 to $84,0105501.56x0.69
441IT Vendor and Contracts Analyst$66,900$54,330 to $84,0105501.56x0.69
442GRC Analyst$64,020$51,460 to $83,8203101.49x0.46
443GRC Manager$64,020$51,460 to $83,8203101.49x0.46
444Command Center / IT Operations Center Analyst$63,160$43,070 to $86,8401801.47x0.78
445Network Technician$63,160$43,070 to $86,8401801.47x0.78
446NOC Analyst (Tier 2)$63,160$43,070 to $86,8401801.47x0.78
447NOC Engineer$63,160$43,070 to $86,8401801.47x0.78
448NOC Technician$63,160$43,070 to $86,8401801.47x0.78
449NOC Technician (Tier 1)$63,160$43,070 to $86,8401801.47x0.78
450Patch Management Analyst$63,160$43,070 to $86,8401801.47x0.78
451Senior Network Technician$63,160$43,070 to $86,8401801.47x0.78
452Senior NOC Analyst$63,160$43,070 to $86,8401801.47x0.78
453Wireless and DAS Technician$63,160$43,070 to $86,8401801.47x0.78
454Fiber Optic Technician$60,040$46,890 to $77,1801401.40x0.89
455Lead Cabling Technician / Low Voltage Foreman$57,840$54,220 to $74,6201901.35x0.81
456Structured Cabling / Low Voltage Technician$57,840$54,220 to $74,6201901.35x0.81
457Structured Cabling Technician$57,840$54,220 to $74,6201901.35x0.81
458Telecom / VoIP Technician$57,840$54,220 to $74,6201901.35x0.81
459Application Support Analyst$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
460Bilingual Help Desk Analyst$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
461Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (English and Spanish)$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
462Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
463Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
464Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
465Bilingual Service Desk Analyst$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
466Classroom and Instructional Technology Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
467Cleared Desktop Support Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
468Construction Tech IT Support Specialist$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
469Cybersecurity Technical Support Engineer$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
470Cybersecurity Technical Support Engineer$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
471Data Platforms Technical Support Engineer$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
472Data Platforms Technical Support Engineer$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
473Desktop Support Engineer$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
474Desktop Support Manager / End User Services Manager$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
475Desktop Support Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
476Enterprise Desktop Support Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
477Enterprise Desktop Support Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
478Field Service Engineer (IT hardware, break/fix)$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
479Fintech Technical Support Engineer$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
480Go-Live / At-the-Elbow Support Analyst (EHR and ERP)$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
481Google Workspace IT Support Specialist$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
482Google Workspace IT Support Specialist$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
483Govtech Desktop Support Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
484Health Systems Desktop Support Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
485Health Systems Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
486Healthcare Service Desk Analyst (clinical service desk)$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
487Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
488Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
489Help Desk Supervisor / Service Desk Team Lead$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
490Imaging and Deployment Technician (PC refresh, OS upgrades)$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
491IT Field Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
492IT Support Specialist$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
493Jobsite IT Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
494Jobsite IT Technician (construction)$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
495Junior Desktop Support Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
496Junior IT Field Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
497Mac and Apple Support Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
498Mac Desktop Support Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
499Mac Desktop Support Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
500Microsoft 365 Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
501Microsoft 365 IT Support Specialist$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
502MSP Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
503MSP Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
504MSP Help Desk Technician (Tier 1)$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
505MSP IT Support Specialist$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
506MSP Technician (Tier 1 to 2)$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
507POS and Retail Technology Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
508Production Support Analyst$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
509Remote Technical Support Engineer$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
510Senior Desktop Support Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
511Senior IT Field Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
512Senior Technical Support Engineer$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
513Service Desk Analyst$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
514Technical Support Engineer$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
515Technical Support Specialist$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
516Tier 3 Support Analyst$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
517Traveling Rollout Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
518VIP / Executive Support Technician$56,980$46,830 to $64,9208601.33x0.74
519Epic Credentialed Trainer$54,190$35,520 to $74,5206601.26x0.88
520IT Trainer$54,190$35,520 to $74,5206601.26x0.88
521IT Trainer / End User Trainer$54,190$35,520 to $74,5206601.26x0.88
522Database Administrator$51,490$51,490 to $77,920401.20x0.35
523Database Analyst$51,490$51,490 to $77,920401.20x0.35
524Access Control and Video Surveillance Technician$50,920$46,020 to $59,1801001.18x0.7
525Data Center Technician$48,840$37,440 to $55,7701301.14x1.24
526Smart Hands / Data Center Technician$48,840$37,440 to $55,7701301.14x1.24
527Smart Hands Technician$48,840$37,440 to $55,7701301.14x1.24
528AV Installation Technician$44,820$37,460 to $47,690801.04x0.73
529AV Technician$44,820$37,460 to $47,690801.04x0.73
530AV Technician and AV Installer$44,820$37,460 to $47,690801.04x0.73
531Lead AV Technician$44,820$37,460 to $47,690801.04x0.73
532Critical Facilities Technician$44,550$36,750 to $50,2102,9501.04x1.18
533Critical Facilities Technician (data center power and cooling)$44,550$36,750 to $50,2102,9501.04x1.18
534Field Service Dispatcher / Field Services Coordinator$41,480$37,860 to $49,5603000.96x0.91
535MSP Service Coordinator / Dispatcher$41,480$37,860 to $49,5603000.96x0.91
536IT Asset Technician (receiving, imaging handoff, ITAD and disposal)$39,160$35,310 to $46,2908700.91x0.65

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. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.

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What do these figures mean for technology hiring in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area?

For technology hiring in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, the May 2025 median is $146,360 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 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area runs from $108,950 to $177,370, a $68,420 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 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, the outer published markers are $85,170 at P10 and $218,140 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 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area occupation median compares with $175,140 nationally, a difference of -$28,780; 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 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area include Asheville, NC at $163,290 and Johnson City, TN at $128,530; 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 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, so no release-to-release change is calculated; the $146,360 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 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, keep equity and RSUs separate from the $146,360 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 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 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 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area?

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

National industry rows for technology hiring in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, 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 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

Which occupation prices technology hiring in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area?

The technology hiring in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 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 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.

Does the technology hiring in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area band price seniority?

The $108,950 to $177,370 band describes the published occupation distribution for technology hiring in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. It is not a junior-to-senior ladder for CTO in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.

Can I treat the May 2025 technology hiring in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median as a complete offer?

The $146,360 wage cell for technology hiring in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area starts a cash-pay comparison. Benefits and equity for CTO in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area need a separate discussion from this BLS cell.

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