Highest-paying jobs in Fayetteville, North Carolina

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#47. Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $93,770
- Median hourly wage: $45.08
- Total employment: 90 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Occupational therapists (tie)

- Median annual wage: $93,770
- Median hourly wage: $45.08
- Total employment: 170 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Financial specialists, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $93,770
- Median hourly wage: $45.08
- Total employment: 120 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Business operations specialists, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $93,770
- Median hourly wage: $45.08
- Total employment: 2,080 people (15.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $94,840
- Median hourly wage: $45.60
- Total employment: 140 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Computer programmers

- Median annual wage: $95,200
- Median hourly wage: $45.77
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Project management specialists

- Median annual wage: $95,320
- Median hourly wage: $45.83
- Total employment: 430 people (3.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Industrial engineers

- Median annual wage: $95,710
- Median hourly wage: $46.02
- Total employment: 140 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Network and computer systems administrators

- Median annual wage: $95,830
- Median hourly wage: $46.07
- Total employment: 280 people (2.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Budget analysts (tie)

- Median annual wage: $96,780
- Median hourly wage: $46.53
- Total employment: 220 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Management analysts (tie)

- Median annual wage: $96,780
- Median hourly wage: $46.53
- Total employment: 640 people (4.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Computer occupations, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $96,780
- Median hourly wage: $46.53
- Total employment: 1,010 people (7.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $97,900
- Median hourly wage: $47.07
- Total employment: 340 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $100,450
- Median hourly wage: $48.30
- Total employment: 200 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Sales managers

- Median annual wage: $102,100
- Median hourly wage: $49.09
- Total employment: 260 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Construction managers

- Median annual wage: $102,380
- Median hourly wage: $49.22
- Total employment: 360 people (2.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Social scientists and related workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $102,840
- Median hourly wage: $49.44
- Total employment: 290 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Social workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $102,840
- Median hourly wage: $49.44
- Total employment: 180 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $104,990
- Median hourly wage: $50.48
- Total employment: 120 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Industrial production managers

- Median annual wage: $105,100
- Median hourly wage: $50.53
- Total employment: 130 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Data scientists

- Median annual wage: $105,330
- Median hourly wage: $50.64
- Total employment: 70 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Electrical engineers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $105,850
- Median hourly wage: $50.89
- Total employment: 80 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Facilities managers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $105,850
- Median hourly wage: $50.89
- Total employment: 80 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Education administrators, all other

- Median annual wage: $106,330
- Median hourly wage: $51.12
- Total employment: 410 people (3.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $107,510
- Median hourly wage: $51.69
- Total employment: 60 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $112,260
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Marketing managers

- Median annual wage: $114,440
- Median hourly wage: $55.02
- Total employment: 70 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Computer network architects

- Median annual wage: $116,990
- Median hourly wage: $56.24
- Total employment: 90 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Personal financial advisors

- Median annual wage: $117,610
- Median hourly wage: $56.54
- Total employment: 120 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $117,900
- Median hourly wage: $56.68
- Total employment: 230 people (1.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Medical and health services managers

- Median annual wage: $117,960
- Median hourly wage: $56.71
- Total employment: 700 people (5.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Software developers

- Median annual wage: $121,850
- Median hourly wage: $58.58
- Total employment: 380 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Human resources managers

- Median annual wage: $125,030
- Median hourly wage: $60.11
- Total employment: 90 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Engineers, all other

- Median annual wage: $126,220
- Median hourly wage: $60.68
- Total employment: 80 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Managers, all other

- Median annual wage: $128,600
- Median hourly wage: $61.83
- Total employment: 530 people (4.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Financial managers

- Median annual wage: $130,930
- Median hourly wage: $62.95
- Total employment: 230 people (1.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $132,450
- Median hourly wage: $63.68
- Total employment: 260 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $135,310
- Median hourly wage: $65.05
- Total employment: 400 people (3.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Computer and information systems managers

- Median annual wage: $135,880
- Median hourly wage: $65.33
- Total employment: 230 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Purchasing managers

- Median annual wage: $140,250
- Median hourly wage: $67.43
- Total employment: 40 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Natural sciences managers

- Median annual wage: $156,560
- Median hourly wage: $75.27
- Total employment: 40 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Architectural and engineering managers

- Median annual wage: $159,500
- Median hourly wage: $76.68
- Total employment: 70 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $161,820
- Median hourly wage: $77.80
- Total employment: 40 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $177,070
- Median hourly wage: $85.13
- Total employment: 150 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $211,570
- Median hourly wage: $101.72
- Total employment: 50 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Physicians, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 820 people (6.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Chief executives (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Nurse anesthetists (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 60 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. General internal medicine physicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: Not available

#1. Radiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: Not available

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Cu Fleshman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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