Salaries in Chapel Hill, NC
62K residents · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area
Chapel Hill, NC is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Chapel Hill, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in North Carolina is $47,970. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
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Convert any pay figure for Chapel Hill and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Chapel Hill
Chief Executives$381,330Physicians, Pathologists$272,300Family Medicine Physicians$220,840Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$219,990General Internal Medicine Physicians$214,620Dentists, General$208,490Orthodontists$199,990Sales Managers$190,370Natural Sciences Managers$183,540Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,190Sales Engineers$175,310Marketing Managers$175,160
Most common jobs in Chapel Hill
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$33,630
- Retail Salespersons$31,790
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,170
- General and Operations Managers$113,930
- Registered Nurses$97,550
- Cashiers$29,920
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,750
- Stockers and Order Fillers$36,410
- Customer Service Representatives$46,800
- Office Clerks, General$47,010
- Waiters and Waitresses$35,230
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,590