High paying business and finance jobs in Fayetteville, NC

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Fayetteville, NC. 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 Fayetteville, NC run 8.0% below the national average (2024), so a Fayetteville, NC salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Fayetteville, NC · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$103,110
Bachelor's degree
$43,990 – $252,44090
2Management Analysts$101,800
Bachelor's degree
$68,060 – $149,650650
3Budget Analysts$101,360
Bachelor's degree
$77,210 – $128,380210
4Logisticians$98,670
Bachelor's degree
$62,050 – $139,380520
5Business Operations Specialists, All Other$95,620
Bachelor's degree
$53,410 – $132,0402,030
6Financial Specialists, All Other$90,060
Bachelor's degree
$63,650 – $124,670110
7Financial and Investment Analysts$82,710
Bachelor's degree
$56,120 – $137,52090
8Project Management Specialists$82,680
Bachelor's degree
$54,340 – $146,820490
9Accountants and Auditors$78,560
Bachelor's degree
$51,350 – $130,780800
10Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$77,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,300 – $104,870140
11Buyers and Purchasing Agents$75,880
Bachelor's degree
$38,880 – $124,720350
12Human Resources Specialists$75,440
Bachelor's degree
$44,240 – $124,720870
13Cost Estimators$72,840
Bachelor's degree
$35,260 – $112,930150
14Training and Development Specialists$70,750
Bachelor's degree
$28,560 – $107,500590
15Compliance Officers$70,740
Bachelor's degree
$43,360 – $124,720240
16Loan Officers$69,410
Bachelor's degree
$38,440 – $131,170150
17Fundraisers$64,780
Bachelor's degree
$42,420 – $90,63070
18Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$64,420
Bachelor's degree
$45,170 – $100,16050
19Property Appraisers and Assessors$63,350
Bachelor's degree
$44,950 – $98,98040
20Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$62,070
Bachelor's degree
$48,470 – $98,56050
21Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$57,730
Bachelor's degree
$35,550 – $118,870360
22Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$51,170
Bachelor's degree
$26,740 – $132,08060
23Tax Preparers$45,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,370 – $95,57090

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

#	Occupation	MedianFayetteville, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$103,110	$43,990 – $252,440	90
2	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$101,800	$68,060 – $149,650	650
3	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$101,360	$77,210 – $128,380	210
4	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$98,670	$62,050 – $139,380	520
5	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$95,620	$53,410 – $132,040	2,030
6	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$90,060	$63,650 – $124,670	110
7	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$82,710	$56,120 – $137,520	90
8	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$82,680	$54,340 – $146,820	490
9	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$78,560	$51,350 – $130,780	800
10	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,160	$50,300 – $104,870	140
11	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$75,880	$38,880 – $124,720	350
12	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,440	$44,240 – $124,720	870
13	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$72,840	$35,260 – $112,930	150
14	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$70,750	$28,560 – $107,500	590
15	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$70,740	$43,360 – $124,720	240
16	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$69,410	$38,440 – $131,170	150
17	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$64,780	$42,420 – $90,630	70
18	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,420	$45,170 – $100,160	50
19	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$63,350	$44,950 – $98,980	40
20	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$62,070	$48,470 – $98,560	50
21	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$57,730	$35,550 – $118,870	360
22	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$51,170	$26,740 – $132,080	60
23	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,620	$31,370 – $95,570	90

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Fayetteville, NC. 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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