Asheville

Asheville, NC metropolitan area. 24 published occupation pages; regional price parity 96.5 (US = 100).

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · 24 occupations

Table 1 — By occupation

What Asheville pays

Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.

Occupation	Median	Employment
Software Developers	$134,350	780
Project Management Specialists	$97,470	950
Accountants and Auditors	$80,400	1,540
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$58,010	480
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$51,750	2,040
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$49,410	1,660
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,870	2,200
Construction Laborers	$47,520	1,340
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$47,360	1,740
Office Clerks, General	$45,180	2,510
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$44,960	1,800
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$41,520	3,000
Nursing Assistants	$40,170	2,590
Customer Service Representatives	$38,980	2,850
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,440	3,360
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,120	3,980
Security Guards	$36,820	700
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,590	2,480
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,720	2,010
Waiters and Waitresses	$34,450	3,250
Retail Salespersons	$34,110	5,570
Cashiers	$29,400	4,240
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,810	3,850
Cooks, Fast Food	$28,120	2,570

Sources

Wage data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.

Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.