High paying business and finance jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC run 2.7% below the national average (2024), so a Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC salary is worth about 1.03× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Employed

1Financial Risk Specialists$133,530
Bachelor's degree
$82,840 – $214,5401,880
2Financial and Investment Analysts$106,510
Bachelor's degree
$65,540 – $172,3106,790
3Financial Examiners$105,240
Bachelor's degree
$67,200 – $167,6901,670
4Project Management Specialists$105,200
Bachelor's degree
$62,860 – $165,54011,570
5Management Analysts$102,920
Bachelor's degree
$49,990 – $169,8208,000
6Credit Analysts$100,640
Bachelor's degree
$65,990 – $165,3302,190
7Personal Financial Advisors$99,440
Bachelor's degree
$49,760 – $222,2604,850
8Accountants and Auditors$92,910
Bachelor's degree
$59,200 – $167,33016,820
9Financial Specialists, All Other$87,530
Bachelor's degree
$58,820 – $156,5401,230
10Compliance Officers$86,720
Bachelor's degree
$48,490 – $141,7803,240
11Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$82,930
Bachelor's degree
$47,960 – $160,4609,500
12Business Operations Specialists, All Other$82,020
Bachelor's degree
$51,530 – $171,86010,940
13Insurance Underwriters$80,080
Bachelor's degree
$51,270 – $132,0401,140
14Logisticians$79,000
Bachelor's degree
$54,400 – $121,2702,330
15Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,430 – $113,3102,460
16Human Resources Specialists$78,330
Bachelor's degree
$48,150 – $130,6108,930
17Loan Officers$78,200
Bachelor's degree
$39,350 – $137,9004,080
18Cost Estimators$77,990
Bachelor's degree
$47,520 – $127,6902,360
19Buyers and Purchasing Agents$77,890
Bachelor's degree
$50,120 – $132,2004,250
20Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$76,960
Bachelor's degree
$50,400 – $133,1101,410
21Training and Development Specialists$68,480
Bachelor's degree
$34,680 – $124,5205,380
22Property Appraisers and Assessors$66,700
Bachelor's degree
$50,480 – $134,710750
23Fundraisers$63,920
Bachelor's degree
$37,150 – $104,610920
24Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$59,420
Bachelor's degree
$36,120 – $97,8201,220
25Tax Preparers$50,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,750 – $109,990850

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$133,530	$82,840 – $214,540	1,880
2	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$106,510	$65,540 – $172,310	6,790
3	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$105,240	$67,200 – $167,690	1,670
4	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$105,200	$62,860 – $165,540	11,570
5	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$102,920	$49,990 – $169,820	8,000
6	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$100,640	$65,990 – $165,330	2,190
7	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$99,440	$49,760 – $222,260	4,850
8	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$92,910	$59,200 – $167,330	16,820
9	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$87,530	$58,820 – $156,540	1,230
10	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$86,720	$48,490 – $141,780	3,240
11	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$82,930	$47,960 – $160,460	9,500
12	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$82,020	$51,530 – $171,860	10,940
13	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$80,080	$51,270 – $132,040	1,140
14	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$79,000	$54,400 – $121,270	2,330
15	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,680	$47,430 – $113,310	2,460
16	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,330	$48,150 – $130,610	8,930
17	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$78,200	$39,350 – $137,900	4,080
18	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$77,990	$47,520 – $127,690	2,360
19	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$77,890	$50,120 – $132,200	4,250
20	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,960	$50,400 – $133,110	1,410
21	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$68,480	$34,680 – $124,520	5,380
22	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$66,700	$50,480 – $134,710	750
23	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$63,920	$37,150 – $104,610	920
24	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$59,420	$36,120 – $97,820	1,220
25	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,350	$34,750 – $109,990	850

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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