High paying jobs in Rocky Mount, NC

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Rocky Mount, 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 Rocky Mount, NC run 12.0% below the national average (2024), so a Rocky Mount, NC salary is worth about 1.14× 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, Rocky Mount, NC · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$332,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$105,610 – $461,97050
2Marketing Managers$162,220
Bachelor's degree
$96,900 – $255,89060
3Dentists, General$161,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$120,130 – $278,16040
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$155,170
Bachelor's degree
$129,510 – $194,64060
5Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,120
Bachelor's degree
$91,960 – $200,000110
6Financial Managers$133,480
Bachelor's degree
$87,140 – $243,790140
7Pharmacists$133,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$102,430 – $168,690130
8Industrial Production Managers$130,720
Bachelor's degree
$75,090 – $211,690180
9Software Developers$130,600
Bachelor's degree
$75,460 – $165,670120
10Managers, All Other$121,580
Bachelor's degree
$59,120 – $193,330180
11Sales Managers$118,080
Bachelor's degree
$57,620 – $207,110140
12Nurse Practitioners$117,880
Master's degree
$96,260 – $135,95040
13Physician Assistants$116,930
Master's degree
$94,590 – $160,90050
14Data Scientists$111,870
Bachelor's degree
$66,350 – $163,99030
15Human Resources Managers$111,120
Bachelor's degree
$81,570 – $203,16060
16Construction Managers$111,060
Bachelor's degree
$77,000 – $169,240190
17Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$106,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$67,690 – $179,91080
18Facilities Managers$104,700
Bachelor's degree
$59,150 – $171,62050
19Medical and Health Services Managers$104,570
Bachelor's degree
$61,930 – $196,560150
20Electrical Engineers$104,230
Bachelor's degree
$66,040 – $125,74060
21Administrative Services Managers$104,150
Bachelor's degree
$73,770 – $173,19040
22Physical Therapists$103,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,510 – $125,42080
23Engineers, All Other$100,910
Bachelor's degree
$81,400 – $150,55060
24Occupational Therapists$100,780
Master's degree
$70,240 – $106,60040
25Lawyers$99,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,290 – $209,600100
26Mechanical Engineers$98,040
Bachelor's degree
$74,240 – $124,400130
27Personal Financial Advisors$97,320
Bachelor's degree
$44,310 – $256,37060
28General and Operations Managers$94,610
Bachelor's degree
$45,920 – $211,680610
29Speech-Language Pathologists$93,850
Master's degree
$63,950 – $110,08060
30Computer Occupations, All Other$93,190
Bachelor's degree
$36,610 – $160,37060
31Industrial Engineers$92,840
Bachelor's degree
$74,580 – $124,880380
32Project Management Specialists$91,010
Bachelor's degree
$55,760 – $153,240290
33Management Analysts$88,840
Bachelor's degree
$63,810 – $135,97080
34Network and Computer Systems Administrators$88,790
Bachelor's degree
$54,330 – $147,79070
35Dental Hygienists$88,390
Associate's degree
$62,860 – $97,25050
36Financial and Investment Analysts$87,020
Bachelor's degree
$56,440 – $151,30060
37First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$86,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$69,960 – $99,39070
38Civil Engineers$85,490
Bachelor's degree
$62,500 – $136,51050
39Computer Systems Analysts$84,310
Bachelor's degree
$69,470 – $135,72050
40Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,530
Associate's degree
$65,380 – $105,49030
41Registered Nurses$82,300
Bachelor's degree
$65,350 – $103,7201,180
42Logisticians$81,950
Bachelor's degree
$52,680 – $121,260100
43Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$80,030
Master's degree
$61,560 – $98,640180
44Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$79,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,100 – $111,05040
45Education Administrators, Postsecondary$79,560
Master's degree
$61,330 – $124,26050
46Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$78,850
Bachelor's degree
$57,810 – $126,16050
47First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$78,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,590 – $134,420100
48Accountants and Auditors$76,960
Bachelor's degree
$51,270 – $124,280360
49First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,740 – $101,110450
50Social and Community Service Managers$76,190
Bachelor's degree
$49,030 – $108,19070

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

#	Occupation	MedianRocky Mount, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$332,950	$105,610 – $461,970	50
2	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,220	$96,900 – $255,890	60
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$161,810	$120,130 – $278,160	40
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,170	$129,510 – $194,640	60
5	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,120	$91,960 – $200,000	110
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,480	$87,140 – $243,790	140
7	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$133,320	$102,430 – $168,690	130
8	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,720	$75,090 – $211,690	180
9	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$130,600	$75,460 – $165,670	120
10	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$121,580	$59,120 – $193,330	180
11	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,080	$57,620 – $207,110	140
12	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$117,880	$96,260 – $135,950	40
13	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$116,930	$94,590 – $160,900	50
14	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$111,870	$66,350 – $163,990	30
15	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,120	$81,570 – $203,160	60
16	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,060	$77,000 – $169,240	190
17	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,950	$67,690 – $179,910	80
18	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,700	$59,150 – $171,620	50
19	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,570	$61,930 – $196,560	150
20	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$104,230	$66,040 – $125,740	60
21	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,150	$73,770 – $173,190	40
22	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,030	$78,510 – $125,420	80
23	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$100,910	$81,400 – $150,550	60
24	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$100,780	$70,240 – $106,600	40
25	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$99,420	$46,290 – $209,600	100
26	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$98,040	$74,240 – $124,400	130
27	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$97,320	$44,310 – $256,370	60
28	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$94,610	$45,920 – $211,680	610
29	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$93,850	$63,950 – $110,080	60
30	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$93,190	$36,610 – $160,370	60
31	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$92,840	$74,580 – $124,880	380
32	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$91,010	$55,760 – $153,240	290
33	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$88,840	$63,810 – $135,970	80
34	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$88,790	$54,330 – $147,790	70
35	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$88,390	$62,860 – $97,250	50
36	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$87,020	$56,440 – $151,300	60
37	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,420	$69,960 – $99,390	70
38	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$85,490	$62,500 – $136,510	50
39	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$84,310	$69,470 – $135,720	50
40	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,530	$65,380 – $105,490	30
41	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,300	$65,350 – $103,720	1,180
42	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$81,950	$52,680 – $121,260	100
43	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$80,030	$61,560 – $98,640	180
44	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,770	$50,100 – $111,050	40
45	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$79,560	$61,330 – $124,260	50
46	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,850	$57,810 – $126,160	50
47	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,540	$48,590 – $134,420	100
48	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$76,960	$51,270 – $124,280	360
49	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,430	$46,740 – $101,110	450
50	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$76,190	$49,030 – $108,190	70

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