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title: "Average Salary in Asheville, NC"
description: "Mean $60,490, median $46,870 in the Asheville metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Asheville, NC

Asheville, NC metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $60,490, median $46,870 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 180,620 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $48,570.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $29,060 |
| 25th | $36,430 |
| 50th | $46,870 |
| 75th | $65,820 |
| 90th | $101,260 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 96.5 |
| Housing (rents) | 93.4 |
| Goods | 96.6 |
| Utilities | 88.6 |
| Other services | 98.2 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $209,230
- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $202,820
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $198,600
- [Psychiatrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/psychiatrist): $195,500
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $173,700
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $170,100
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $167,170
- [Optometrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/optometrist): $162,950
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $162,930
- [Farmer or Agricultural Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/farmer-or-agricultural-manager): $160,600

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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