High paying jobs in Goldsboro, NC

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Goldsboro, NC. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Goldsboro, NC run 11.5% below the national average (2024), so a Goldsboro, NC salary is worth about 1.13× 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, Goldsboro, NC · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$309,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$161,130 – $414,91050
2Dentists, General$193,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$111,530 – $437,75030
3Pharmacists$139,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$100,370 – $181,090100
4Financial Managers$135,920
Bachelor's degree
$75,290 – $242,61080
5Physician Assistants$128,370
Master's degree
$97,500 – $189,99060
6Computer and Information Systems Managers$124,290
Bachelor's degree
$74,650 – $205,07050
7Nurse Practitioners$122,950
Master's degree
$102,310 – $134,87090
8Medical and Health Services Managers$115,000
Bachelor's degree
$63,730 – $320,010140
9Lawyers$113,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,970 – $289,55070
10Industrial Production Managers$110,560
Bachelor's degree
$71,660 – $166,06090
11Managers, All Other$107,540
Bachelor's degree
$64,280 – $177,38090
12Facilities Managers$104,220
Bachelor's degree
$60,010 – $134,99030
13Mechanical Engineers$101,800
Bachelor's degree
$65,470 – $120,45030
14Electrical Engineers$101,260
Bachelor's degree
$67,960 – $124,73050
15Construction Managers$99,250
Bachelor's degree
$72,510 – $165,340120
16Sales Managers$98,340
Bachelor's degree
$57,730 – $216,74090
17Industrial Engineers$97,220
Bachelor's degree
$59,950 – $126,08050
18Software Developers$96,140
Bachelor's degree
$60,880 – $160,74050
19Physical Therapists$89,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,590 – $125,00050
20Project Management Specialists$88,780
Bachelor's degree
$57,420 – $148,320160
21Occupational Therapists$86,870
Master's degree
$55,340 – $113,37030
22Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$85,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,920 – $111,22040
23Dental Hygienists$83,350
Associate's degree
$76,570 – $95,99070
24Registered Nurses$82,740
Bachelor's degree
$68,950 – $104,720950
25Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$81,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,490 – $177,77040
26Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$81,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$72,570 – $92,140120
27Computer Occupations, All Other$81,520
Bachelor's degree
$48,400 – $136,56040
28Network and Computer Systems Administrators$80,880
Bachelor's degree
$58,790 – $113,36060
29General and Operations Managers$80,170
Bachelor's degree
$45,580 – $214,560430
30First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$77,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,110 – $99,39050
31First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,190 – $110,090220
32First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$77,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,130 – $124,63070
33Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$76,560
Bachelor's degree
$52,000 – $114,99040
34Civil Engineers$75,620
Bachelor's degree
$64,150 – $134,36080
35Logisticians$75,230
Bachelor's degree
$50,190 – $120,31040
36Accountants and Auditors$75,000
Bachelor's degree
$48,990 – $127,680230
37Computer Systems Analysts$74,990
Bachelor's degree
$60,300 – $112,95030
38Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$74,880
Master's degree
$60,740 – $102,230100
39Buyers and Purchasing Agents$74,680
Bachelor's degree
$42,310 – $121,040100
40Business Operations Specialists, All Other$74,440
Bachelor's degree
$46,120 – $114,130230
41First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$72,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,200 – $108,180260
42Management Analysts$72,320
Bachelor's degree
$51,390 – $131,46060
43Food Service Managers$71,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,740 – $100,65090
44Cost Estimators$70,360
Bachelor's degree
$48,450 – $110,05070
45Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$69,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,110 – $118,170260
46Physical Therapist Assistants$69,150
Associate's degree
$48,800 – $80,29030
47Loan Officers$67,370
Bachelor's degree
$44,880 – $153,97060
48Dietitians and Nutritionists$67,270
Bachelor's degree
$55,400 – $79,01030
49Social and Community Service Managers$67,040
Bachelor's degree
$48,310 – $100,95040
50Human Resources Specialists$66,660
Bachelor's degree
$44,980 – $115,220150

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

#	Occupation	MedianGoldsboro, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$309,210	$161,130 – $414,910	50
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$193,210	$111,530 – $437,750	30
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$139,210	$100,370 – $181,090	100
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,920	$75,290 – $242,610	80
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$128,370	$97,500 – $189,990	60
6	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,290	$74,650 – $205,070	50
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$122,950	$102,310 – $134,870	90
8	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$115,000	$63,730 – $320,010	140
9	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$113,980	$60,970 – $289,550	70
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,560	$71,660 – $166,060	90
11	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$107,540	$64,280 – $177,380	90
12	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,220	$60,010 – $134,990	30
13	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$101,800	$65,470 – $120,450	30
14	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$101,260	$67,960 – $124,730	50
15	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,250	$72,510 – $165,340	120
16	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,340	$57,730 – $216,740	90
17	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,220	$59,950 – $126,080	50
18	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$96,140	$60,880 – $160,740	50
19	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$89,210	$74,590 – $125,000	50
20	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$88,780	$57,420 – $148,320	160
21	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$86,870	$55,340 – $113,370	30
22	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,900	$55,920 – $111,220	40
23	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$83,350	$76,570 – $95,990	70
24	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,740	$68,950 – $104,720	950
25	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,970	$58,490 – $177,770	40
26	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,640	$72,570 – $92,140	120
27	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$81,520	$48,400 – $136,560	40
28	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$80,880	$58,790 – $113,360	60
29	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$80,170	$45,580 – $214,560	430
30	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,740	$58,110 – $99,390	50
31	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,360	$46,190 – $110,090	220
32	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,030	$48,130 – $124,630	70
33	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,560	$52,000 – $114,990	40
34	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$75,620	$64,150 – $134,360	80
35	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$75,230	$50,190 – $120,310	40
36	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$75,000	$48,990 – $127,680	230
37	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$74,990	$60,300 – $112,950	30
38	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$74,880	$60,740 – $102,230	100
39	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$74,680	$42,310 – $121,040	100
40	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$74,440	$46,120 – $114,130	230
41	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,820	$50,200 – $108,180	260
42	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$72,320	$51,390 – $131,460	60
43	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,030	$36,740 – $100,650	90
44	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$70,360	$48,450 – $110,050	70
45	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,220	$37,110 – $118,170	260
46	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$69,150	$48,800 – $80,290	30
47	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$67,370	$44,880 – $153,970	60
48	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$67,270	$55,400 – $79,010	30
49	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$67,040	$48,310 – $100,950	40
50	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$66,660	$44,980 – $115,220	150

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