Location Salary Data

Salaries in Monroe, NC

Government-verified salary data from 339 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$90,902
339 filings
Median DOL Salary
$90,902
Total DOL Filings
339
Companies Hiring
166
Cost of Living Index
95.7
National avg = 100

Location vs National

Monroe, NC$90,902
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in Monroe, NC is 49.2% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Monroe

Highest-Paying Occupations in Monroe

Job TitleMedian Salaryvs NationalFilings
Sales Engineers$73,000-29.5%6
Engineers, All Other$72,800-31.9%5
Electrical Engineers$69,738-35.3%6

BLS Wage Survey Data - North Carolina

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.
BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for North Carolina.
OccupationBLS Median WageEmployment
Physicians, All Other$236,97014,510
Family Medicine Physicians$227,3101,940
Nurse Anesthetists$226,4602,820
Podiatrists$221,370270
Dentists, All Other Specialists$213,380100
Pediatricians, General$201,4001,110
Dentists, General$191,2804,410
Physicists$170,690170
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,55024,230
Natural Sciences Managers$167,4306,750

Salary Trend in Monroe, NC

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Monroe, NC has a cost of living index of 95.7, which is 4.3% less expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $104,493 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job TitleMedian SalaryCOL-Adjusted Equivalent
Sales Engineers$73,000$76,280
Engineers, All Other$72,800$76,071
Electrical Engineers$69,738$72,871

Compare to Other Cities

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Popular Salary Pages in Monroe, NC

Electrical EngineersSales EngineersEngineers, All Other
Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.