Project Management Jobs in North Carolina

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North Carolina Ranks:
10
in the US for Natural Sciences Managers median annual salary
12
in the US for Computer and Information Systems Managers median annual salary
19
in the US for Construction Managers median annual salary
23
in the US for Industrial Production Managers median annual salary
23
in the US for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers median annual salary
29
in the US for Architectural and Engineering Managers median annual salary

The Tar Heel State offers more jobs and better pay for project management than South Carolina. Durham-Chapel Hill leads the pack for computer and information systems managers, offering nearly $138,000 annually on average, or 114% of the U.S. median salary. Durham-Chapel Hill also sports salaries for natural sciences managers of $140,000 per year, and for transportation, storage, and distribution managers of over $98,000 annually. Wilmington and Raleigh-Cary are prime locales, with wages of $106,000 t0 $108,000 for industrial production managers. Construction managers receive above-average salaries in several areas, among them Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, Raleigh-Cary, Winston-Salem, Durham-Chapel Hill, Wilmington, Fayetteville, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, and Burlington. North Carolina also enjoys a stellar academic reputation due to the Research Triangle, or “The Triangle,” an area with a high concentration of universities, research departments, and high-tech companies.

State-Level Statistics

OccupationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Computer and Information Systems Managers10,780$121,030100%
Construction Managers5,970$84,230102%
Industrial Production Managers4,990$89,570100%
Architectural and Engineering Managers4,500$112,97090%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers2,390$82,070100%
Natural Sciences Managers2,040$123,720107%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

City-Level Statistics

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Statistics for Architectural and Engineering Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC1,000$116,39093%
Raleigh-Cary, NC930$117,03094%
Greensboro-High Point, NC370$115,72093%
Winston-Salem, NC180$101,04081%
Asheville, NC120$101,13081%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC120$112,70090%
Fayetteville, NC50$106,10085%
Greenville, NC50$96,12077%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC0$114,73092%
Rocky Mount, NC0$101,96082%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Computer and Information Systems Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC3,620$126,530105%
Raleigh-Cary, NC2,400$116,61096%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC1,880$137,980114%
Greensboro-High Point, NC730$111,87092%
Winston-Salem, NC570$116,22096%
Burlington, NC150$110,08091%
Asheville, NC130$87,20072%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC130$99,26082%
Greenville, NC100$106,86088%
Wilmington, NC100$103,88086%
Fayetteville, NC80$93,86078%
Rocky Mount, NC60$95,25079%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Construction Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC1,720$88,640107%
Raleigh-Cary, NC1,180$88,690107%
Greensboro-High Point, NC430$76,67093%
Winston-Salem, NC320$89,140108%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC280$87,650106%
Wilmington, NC240$88,040106%
Fayetteville, NC180$86,880105%
Asheville, NC180$67,18081%
Goldsboro, NC150$77,31093%
Rocky Mount, NC120$77,93094%
Jacksonville, NC110$73,76089%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC80$96,010116%
Greenville, NC60$77,13093%
Burlington, NC40$82,390100%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Industrial Production Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC810$88,66099%
Greensboro-High Point, NC660$87,72098%
Raleigh-Cary, NC370$106,960120%
Winston-Salem, NC310$87,16098%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC270$76,34086%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC270$115,090129%
Rocky Mount, NC190$74,43083%
Asheville, NC190$83,88094%
Greenville, NC150$114,020128%
Burlington, NC110$94,080105%
Wilmington, NC80$108,630122%
Fayetteville, NC60$92,460104%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Natural Sciences Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC1,140$139,730121%
Raleigh-Cary, NC390$117,020101%
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC120$116,790101%
Greensboro-High Point, NC90$109,58095%
Wilmington, NC70$109,26094%
Greenville, NC30$88,44076%
Asheville, NC30$87,16075%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC760$84,180103%
Greensboro-High Point, NC310$79,95098%
Raleigh-Cary, NC220$83,790102%
Winston-Salem, NC130$86,800106%
Asheville, NC80$61,75075%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC80$98,430120%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC70$75,25092%
Fayetteville, NC70$81,03099%
Rocky Mount, NC50$71,54087%
Greenville, NC30$75,68092%
Wilmington, NC30$88,070108%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Data source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012