There are jobs that you hear of and immediately think, that person makes money. For me, it’s the occupation of Dr. or Lawyer. To my surprise though, there are tons more jobs that make serious cash.

From the bottom to the way, way top, we have a list of 100 high-paying jobs in the Charlotte area. Thanks to the folks at Zippa.com, a full list of 100 of the highest paying jobs for 2022. I was shocked to see dentists, physiatrists, and podiatrists within the top 10.

So, if you are in need of a little career inspiration or just want to have some fun browsing job options, check out the list of highest-paid professions in Charlotte below.

• 100. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

  Average Salary: $87,910
  Entry Level Salary: $50,730

• 99. Statisticians

  Average Salary: $88,400
  Entry Level Salary: $49,080

• 98. Physical Therapists

  Average Salary: $88,820
  Entry Level Salary: $61,060

• 97. Materials Engineers

  Average Salary: $90,300
  Entry Level Salary: $47,570

• 96. Athletes and Sports Competitors

  Average Salary: $90,360
  Entry Level Salary: $22,760

• 95. Loan Officers

  Average Salary: $90,750
  Entry Level Salary: $44,470

• 94. Industrial Engineers

  Average Salary: $90,760
  Entry Level Salary: $60,900

• 93. Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers

  Average Salary: $90,920
  Entry Level Salary: $46,470

• 92. Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

  Average Salary: $91,320
  Entry Level Salary: $48,930

• 91. Civil Engineers

  Average Salary: $91,360
  Entry Level Salary: $60,950

• 90. Mechanical Engineers

  Average Salary: $92,320
  Entry Level Salary: $60,900

• 89. Business Teachers, Postsecondary

  Average Salary: $92,520
  Entry Level Salary: $48,410

• 88. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

  Average Salary: $92,540
  Entry Level Salary: $62,070

• 87. Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

  Average Salary: $92,850
  Entry Level Salary: $48,060

• 86. Accountants and Auditors

  Average Salary: $92,960
  Entry Level Salary: $50,540

• 85. Environmental Engineers

  Average Salary: $93,020
  Entry Level Salary: $49,350

• 84. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

  Average Salary: $94,050
  Entry Level Salary: $61,820

• 83. Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

  Average Salary: $94,780
  Entry Level Salary: $47,910

• 82. Funeral Home Managers

  Average Salary: $95,100
  Entry Level Salary: $50,230

• 81. Computer Occupations, All Other

  Average Salary: $95,510
  Entry Level Salary: $47,080

• 80. Education Administrators, Postsecondary

  Average Salary: $95,900
  Entry Level Salary: $47,150

• 79. Operations Research Analysts

  Average Salary: $96,180
  Entry Level Salary: $59,270

• 78. Credit Analysts

  Average Salary: $96,350
  Entry Level Salary: $60,820

• 77. Psychologists, All Other

  Average Salary: $96,540
  Entry Level Salary: $26,480

• 76. Fundraising Managers

  Average Salary: $97,070
  Entry Level Salary: $59,590

• 75. Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

  Average Salary: $97,460
  Entry Level Salary: $62,680

• 74. Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary

  Average Salary: $98,570
  Entry Level Salary: $64,490

• 73. Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

  Average Salary: $98,940
  Entry Level Salary: $61,480

• 72. Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

  Average Salary: $99,160
  Entry Level Salary: $61,080

• 71. Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary

  Average Salary: $99,280
  Entry Level Salary: $77,630

• 70. Financial and Investment Analysts

  Average Salary: $99,290
  Entry Level Salary: $60,900

• 69. Database Administrators

  Average Salary: $99,770
  Entry Level Salary: $49,140

• 68. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

  Average Salary: $100,100
  Entry Level Salary: $56,340

• 67. Facilities Managers

  Average Salary: $100,470
  Entry Level Salary: $59,010

• 66. Project Management Specialists

  Average Salary: $100,930
  Entry Level Salary: $60,900

• 65. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

  Average Salary: $102,460
  Entry Level Salary: $37,100

• 64. Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

  Average Salary: $102,670
  Entry Level Salary: $61,820

• 63. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

  Average Salary: $102,770
  Entry Level Salary: $48,600

• 62. Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

  Average Salary: $103,410
  Entry Level Salary: $60,410

• 61. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

  Average Salary: $103,490
  Entry Level Salary: $63,610

• 60. Electrical Engineers

  Average Salary: $103,770
  Entry Level Salary: $61,480

• 59. Computer Systems Analysts

  Average Salary: $104,020
  Entry Level Salary: $62,860

• 58. Management Analysts

  Average Salary: $104,180
  Entry Level Salary: $50,580

• 57. Aerospace Engineers

  Average Salary: $104,850
  Entry Level Salary: $60,900

• 56. Engineers, All Other

  Average Salary: $107,790
  Entry Level Salary: $62,360

• 55. First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

  Average Salary: $108,160
  Entry Level Salary: $51,560

• 54. Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

  Average Salary: $109,930
  Entry Level Salary: $36,970

• 53. Computer Programmers

  Average Salary: $109,940
  Entry Level Salary: $60,900

• 52. Industrial Production Managers

  Average Salary: $110,460
  Entry Level Salary: $63,660

• 51. Computer Network Architects

  Average Salary: $111,840
  Entry Level Salary: $62,090

• 50. Chemical Engineers

  Average Salary: $112,170
  Entry Level Salary: $48,850

• 49. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

  Average Salary: $112,300
  Entry Level Salary: $49,430

• 48. Art Directors

  Average Salary: $112,610
  Entry Level Salary: $51,600

• 47. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

  Average Salary: $112,630
  Entry Level Salary: $62,800

• 46. Commercial Pilots

  Average Salary: $112,640
  Entry Level Salary: $54,670

• 45. Sales Engineers

  Average Salary: $113,000
  Entry Level Salary: $61,690

• 44. Financial Examiners

  Average Salary: $113,540
  Entry Level Salary: $62,750

• 43. Computer Hardware Engineers

  Average Salary: $113,790
  Entry Level Salary: $78,090

• 42. Construction Managers

  Average Salary: $114,470
  Entry Level Salary: $62,910

• 41. Nurse Practitioners

  Average Salary: $115,010
  Entry Level Salary: $95,970

• 40. Physician Assistants

  Average Salary: $117,320
  Entry Level Salary: $79,600

• 39. Database Architects

  Average Salary: $118,240
  Entry Level Salary: $64,090

• 38. Veterinarians

  Average Salary: $119,670
  Entry Level Salary: $61,030

• 37. Software Developers

  Average Salary: $120,240
  Entry Level Salary: $78,110

• 36. Administrative Services Managers

  Average Salary: $120,890
  Entry Level Salary: $74,730

• 35. Data Scientists

  Average Salary: $121,130
  Entry Level Salary: $77,290

• 34. Nurse Midwives

  Average Salary: $121,400
  Entry Level Salary: $101,180

• 33. General and Operations Managers

  Average Salary: $121,710
  Entry Level Salary: $48,770

• 32. Personal Financial Advisors

  Average Salary: $121,730
  Entry Level Salary: $49,760

• 31. Medical and Health Services Managers

  Average Salary: $124,170
  Entry Level Salary: $63,470

• 30. Financial Risk Specialists

  Average Salary: $125,160
  Entry Level Salary: $77,290

• 29. Information Security Analysts

  Average Salary: $126,160
  Entry Level Salary: $76,490

• 28. Training and Development Managers

  Average Salary: $127,160
  Entry Level Salary: $63,420

• 27. Purchasing Managers

  Average Salary: $129,780
  Entry Level Salary: $77,490

• 26. Sociologists

  Average Salary: $129,870
  Entry Level Salary: $80,290

• 25. Pharmacists

  Average Salary: $130,170
  Entry Level Salary: $99,790

• 24. Public Relations Managers

  Average Salary: $130,620
  Entry Level Salary: $62,880

• 23. Optometrists

  Average Salary: $135,170
  Entry Level Salary: $47,660

• 22. Actuaries

  Average Salary: $136,750
  Entry Level Salary: $63,580

• 21. Managers, All Other

  Average Salary: $139,470
  Entry Level Salary: $74,880

• 20. Natural Sciences Managers

  Average Salary: $140,400
  Entry Level Salary: $75,170

• 19. Human Resources Managers

  Average Salary: $141,530
  Entry Level Salary: $78,250

• 18. Sales Managers

  Average Salary: $142,260
  Entry Level Salary: $60,390

• 17. Marketing Managers

  Average Salary: $145,150
  Entry Level Salary: $78,230

• 16. Lawyers

  Average Salary: $145,430
  Entry Level Salary: $60,450

• 15. Advertising and Promotions Managers

  Average Salary: $150,170
  Entry Level Salary: $81,690

• 14. Architectural and Engineering Managers

  Average Salary: $155,360
  Entry Level Salary: $99,480

• 13. Computer and Information Systems Managers

  Average Salary: $160,930
  Entry Level Salary: $99,480

• 12. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

  Average Salary: $162,850
  Entry Level Salary: $105,810

• 11. Compensation and Benefits Managers

  Average Salary: $163,460
  Entry Level Salary: $97,350

• 10. Podiatrists

  Average Salary: $168,150
  Entry Level Salary: $81,210

• 9. Financial Managers

  Average Salary: $175,180
  Entry Level Salary: $99,880

• 8. Dentists, General

  Average Salary: $207,720
  Entry Level Salary: $88,500

• 7. Anesthesiologists

  Average Salary: $242,960
  Entry Level Salary: $111,440

• 6. Physicians, All Other

  Average Salary: $248,350
  Entry Level Salary: $60,190

• 5. Psychiatrists

  Average Salary: $249,640
  Entry Level Salary: $78,610

• 4. Family Medicine Physicians

  Average Salary: $255,210
  Entry Level Salary: $129,220

• 3. Pediatricians, General

  Average Salary: $283,450
  Entry Level Salary: $167,030

• 2. Chief Executives

  Average Salary: $291,130
  Entry Level Salary: $127,450

• 1. General Internal Medicine Physicians

  Average Salary: $350,330
  Entry Level Salary: $174,690

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