Location Salary Data

Salaries in Salisbury, NC

Government-verified salary data from 522 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$82,711
522 filings
Median DOL Salary
$82,711
Total DOL Filings
522
Companies Hiring
142
Cost of Living Index
95.7
National avg = 100

Location vs National

Salisbury, NC$82,711
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in Salisbury, NC is 35.8% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Salisbury

Highest-Paying Occupations in Salisbury

Job TitleMedian Salaryvs NationalFilings
Physical Therapists$72,800-24.7%11

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 Salisbury, NC

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Salisbury, 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
Physical Therapists$72,800$76,071

Compare to Other Cities

See how Salisbury, NC stacks up against other major hiring markets.
Salisbury, NC vs New York, NY Salisbury, NC vs San Francisco, CA Salisbury, NC vs Chicago, IL Salisbury, NC vs Seattle, WA

Popular Salary Pages in Salisbury, NC

Physical Therapists
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.