Rocky Mount, NC
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · North Carolina statewide data
$47,615
Median Annual Wage
+33% since 2014
$51,885
North Carolina Median
-8% vs state
46,920
Total Workers
242
Occupations Tracked
Rocky Mount, NC is a Metropolitan Area with 242 tracked occupations and an estimated 46,920 total workers. Wages grew an average of 33.8% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Architecture and Engineering Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Dentists, General | $168,620 |
| Marketing Managers | $144,910 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $136,010 |
| Financial Managers | $133,290 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $132,700 |
| Pharmacists | $130,350 |
| Managers, All Other | $124,040 |
| Purchasing Managers | $121,400 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $121,220 |
| Human Resources Managers | $116,430 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+33.8%
avg wage growth since 2014
-1.5%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Counter and Rental Clerks Sales and Related Occupations |
+94.1%
$18,530 → $35,960
|
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers Protective Service Occupations |
+91.6%
$39,070 → $74,860
|
| Production Workers, All Other Production Occupations |
+89.3%
$22,970 → $43,480
|
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Production Occupations |
+80.2%
$22,200 → $40,000
|
| Construction Laborers Construction and Extraction Occupations |
+77.8%
$20,780 → $36,940
|
Most Jobs Added
| Production Workers, All Other Production Occupations |
+800.0%
50 → 470
|
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
+500.0%
30 → 200
|
| Logisticians Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
+200.0%
40 → 120
|
| Sales Managers Management Occupations |
+100.0%
60 → 150
|
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Management Occupations |
+100.0%
50 → 100
|
Wage Declines
| General and Operations Managers Management Occupations |
-7.9%
$98,540 → $90,760
|
| Management Analysts Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
-7.4%
$100,870 → $93,440
|
| Lawyers Legal Occupations |
-3.8%
$87,730 → $84,410
|
| Financial and Investment Analysts Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
-3.3%
$79,100 → $76,490
|
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Sales and Related Occupations |
-2.0%
$56,080 → $54,970
|
Wage Trends in Rocky Mount, NC
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $47,615 |
| 2023 | $46,080 |
| 2022 | $43,410 |
| 2021 | $38,750 |
| 2020 | $38,230 |
| 2019 | $37,990 |
| 2018 | $36,530 |
| 2017 | $37,470 |
| 2016 | $36,070 |
| 2015 | $37,430 |
| 2014 | $35,730 |