High paying tech and IT jobs in Raleigh-Cary, NC

Every tech and IT 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 tech and IT 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,960
Bachelor's degree
$106,810 – $283,5106,010
2Information Security Analysts$143,640
Bachelor's degree
$78,870 – $168,0502,510
3Software Developers$132,770
Bachelor's degree
$80,080 – $185,11012,580
4Database Architects$132,740
Bachelor's degree
$70,200 – $198,320710
5Computer Hardware Engineers$130,540
Bachelor's degree
$75,520 – $205,760310
6Computer and Information Research Scientists$128,370
Master's degree
$128,370 – $182,000280
7Database Administrators$122,950
Bachelor's degree
$76,360 – $163,550510
8Data Scientists$120,710
Bachelor's degree
$72,190 – $180,8501,990
9Computer Network Architects$120,640
Bachelor's degree
$74,540 – $173,9102,190
10Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$110,800
Bachelor's degree
$65,970 – $170,7501,760
11Computer Occupations, All Other$110,030
Bachelor's degree
$40,920 – $193,5403,620
12Computer Systems Analysts$108,480
Bachelor's degree
$78,510 – $167,2804,530
13Network and Computer Systems Administrators$103,380
Bachelor's degree
$60,650 – $161,2202,730
14Web and Digital Interface Designers$102,860
Bachelor's degree
$58,860 – $170,680770
15Web Developers$82,250
Bachelor's degree
$54,450 – $138,170430
16Computer Network Support Specialists$63,910
Associate's degree
$42,800 – $104,3201,450
17Computer User Support Specialists$62,460
Some college, no degree
$39,370 – $99,6405,320

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$173,960	$106,810 – $283,510	6,010
2	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$143,640	$78,870 – $168,050	2,510
3	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$132,770	$80,080 – $185,110	12,580
4	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$132,740	$70,200 – $198,320	710
5	Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree	$130,540	$75,520 – $205,760	310
6	Computer and Information Research ScientistsMaster's degree	$128,370	$128,370 – $182,000	280
7	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$122,950	$76,360 – $163,550	510
8	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$120,710	$72,190 – $180,850	1,990
9	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$120,640	$74,540 – $173,910	2,190
10	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$110,800	$65,970 – $170,750	1,760
11	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$110,030	$40,920 – $193,540	3,620
12	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$108,480	$78,510 – $167,280	4,530
13	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$103,380	$60,650 – $161,220	2,730
14	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$102,860	$58,860 – $170,680	770
15	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$82,250	$54,450 – $138,170	430
16	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$63,910	$42,800 – $104,320	1,450
17	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$62,460	$39,370 – $99,640	5,320

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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