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Corporate Controller pay in Raleigh-Cary, NC

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The median annual wage for Financial Managers in Raleigh-Cary, NC was $163,130 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $131,060 and $216,200.

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is $3,440 below the national median of $166,570, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 11-3031 Financial Managers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about raleigh-Cary, NC?

$163,130
Financial Managers in Raleigh-Cary, NC: median $163,130; published 25th to 75th percentile $131,060 to $216,200.
Annual wage percentiles, Raleigh-Cary, NC
10th25thMedian75th90th
$100,920$131,060$163,130$216,200$309,290
$78.43
Financial Managers in Raleigh-Cary, NC: median $78.43; published 25th to 75th percentile $63.01 to $103.94.
Hourly wage percentiles, Raleigh-Cary, NC
10th25thMedian75th90th
$48.52$63.01$78.43$103.94$148.70

BLS estimated 3,690 workers employed in this occupation in Raleigh-Cary, NC. Location quotient: 0.92.

What should you know about united States?

$166,570
Financial Managers in U.S.: median $166,570; published 25th to 75th percentile $125,490 to $219,980.
Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$94,310$125,490$166,570$219,980$323,270
$80.08
Financial Managers in U.S.: median $80.08; published 25th to 75th percentile $60.33 to $105.76.
Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$45.34$60.33$80.08$105.76$155.42

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Corporate Controller median is $163,130. The all-occupations median in Raleigh-Cary, NC is $51,990. Ratio: 3.14 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.92 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Corporate Controller in Raleigh-Cary, NC, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period25thMedian75th
May 2024$125,300$162,120$211,070
May 2025$131,060$163,130$216,200

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-3031 Financial Managers, Raleigh-Cary, NC. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-3031 Financial Managers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Corporate Controller
AreaMedian25th to 75th
Goldsboro, NC$135,920$102,730 to $167,440
Rocky Mount, NC$133,480$103,800 to $185,890

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