High paying business and finance jobs in Raleigh-Cary, NC

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Raleigh-Cary, 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 Raleigh-Cary, NC run 1.8% below the national average (2024), so a Raleigh-Cary, NC salary is worth about 1.02× 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, Raleigh-Cary, NC · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$104,780
Bachelor's degree
$49,760 – $558,2502,340
2Project Management Specialists$102,280
Bachelor's degree
$65,380 – $166,9707,930
3Financial Risk Specialists$100,260
Bachelor's degree
$48,610 – $179,830310
4Financial and Investment Analysts$99,200
Bachelor's degree
$63,060 – $160,7101,380
5Management Analysts$96,820
Bachelor's degree
$48,870 – $162,6203,710
6Accountants and Auditors$81,950
Bachelor's degree
$57,120 – $134,2209,190
7Financial Examiners$81,100
Bachelor's degree
$60,080 – $167,360340
8Budget Analysts$80,590
Bachelor's degree
$63,430 – $131,970540
9Business Operations Specialists, All Other$80,390
Bachelor's degree
$48,320 – $128,1108,820
10Compliance Officers$79,570
Bachelor's degree
$48,770 – $132,1802,200
11Cost Estimators$79,230
Bachelor's degree
$38,350 – $131,4001,420
12Insurance Underwriters$79,210
Bachelor's degree
$55,110 – $129,030520
13Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$78,980
Bachelor's degree
$46,090 – $156,4006,470
14Logisticians$78,420
Bachelor's degree
$56,370 – $134,4301,000
15Financial Specialists, All Other$77,800
Bachelor's degree
$51,790 – $129,760710
16Loan Officers$77,330
Bachelor's degree
$48,320 – $127,3001,560
17Buyers and Purchasing Agents$77,210
Bachelor's degree
$50,410 – $129,8302,030
18Property Appraisers and Assessors$76,760
Bachelor's degree
$47,290 – $109,990250
19Human Resources Specialists$74,170
Bachelor's degree
$48,060 – $125,7005,710
20Fundraisers$70,700
Bachelor's degree
$47,340 – $106,670600
21Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$68,730
Bachelor's degree
$47,370 – $120,200600
22Training and Development Specialists$67,560
Bachelor's degree
$34,060 – $115,9003,830
23Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$63,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,290 – $103,110990
24Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$63,810
Bachelor's degree
$61,290 – $101,800340
25Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$54,760
Bachelor's degree
$32,670 – $100,570890

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

#	Occupation	MedianRaleigh-Cary, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$104,780	$49,760 – $558,250	2,340
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$102,280	$65,380 – $166,970	7,930
3	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$100,260	$48,610 – $179,830	310
4	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$99,200	$63,060 – $160,710	1,380
5	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$96,820	$48,870 – $162,620	3,710
6	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$81,950	$57,120 – $134,220	9,190
7	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$81,100	$60,080 – $167,360	340
8	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$80,590	$63,430 – $131,970	540
9	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$80,390	$48,320 – $128,110	8,820
10	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$79,570	$48,770 – $132,180	2,200
11	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$79,230	$38,350 – $131,400	1,420
12	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$79,210	$55,110 – $129,030	520
13	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,980	$46,090 – $156,400	6,470
14	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$78,420	$56,370 – $134,430	1,000
15	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$77,800	$51,790 – $129,760	710
16	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$77,330	$48,320 – $127,300	1,560
17	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$77,210	$50,410 – $129,830	2,030
18	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$76,760	$47,290 – $109,990	250
19	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,170	$48,060 – $125,700	5,710
20	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$70,700	$47,340 – $106,670	600
21	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$68,730	$47,370 – $120,200	600
22	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$67,560	$34,060 – $115,900	3,830
23	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,810	$36,290 – $103,110	990
24	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$63,810	$61,290 – $101,800	340
25	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$54,760	$32,670 – $100,570	890

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Raleigh-Cary, 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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