Climatological Summary ° F
|
Annual Average Temperature
|
60.1 Degrees
|
| Lowest Monthly Average (January) |
39.3 Degrees
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| Highest Monthly Average (July) |
79.3 Degrees
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Area's Largest Employers
| Company |
|
|
Employment
|
| Wachovia Corporation* |
|
|
18,967 |
| Carolinas HealthCare System* |
|
15,257 |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools* |
|
15,134 |
| Bank of America* |
|
|
|
13,000 |
| City of Charlotte* |
|
|
|
5,838 |
| US Airways |
|
|
|
5,749 |
| Duke Energy Corporation* |
|
|
5,400 |
| Mecklenburg County* |
|
|
5,373 |
| Presbyterian Healthcare/Novant Health* |
|
5,166 |
| Excel Staffing Services of Charlotte, Inc. |
4,500 |
| Lowe's |
|
|
|
|
4,062 |
| Ruddick/Harris Teeter* |
|
|
3,867 |
| UNC at Charlotte* |
|
|
|
3,764 |
| Bi-Lo |
|
|
|
|
3,210 |
| YMCA of Greater Charlotte* |
|
|
2,838 |
| Bell-South Telecommunications |
2,760 |
| U.S. Postal Service |
|
|
|
2,618 |
| Belk, Inc.* |
|
|
|
2,500 |
| Compass Group* |
|
|
|
2,500 |
| Family Dollar Stores, Inc.* |
|
|
2,500 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
|
|
2,256 |
| Adecco |
|
|
|
2,000 |
| Food Lion, Inc. |
|
|
|
1,945 |
| Time Warner Cable |
|
1,800 |
| IBM |
|
1,750 |
*Headquartered in Mecklenburg County
Area Wage and Salary Survey
Area Salary Information
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Mean Hourly Earnings
Total |
Mean Annual Earnings Full- Time Workers Total |
| All occupations |
$18.50 |
$38,480 |
| Accountants and Auditors |
27.55 |
57,310 |
| Administrative Services Managers |
30.34 |
63,100 |
| Advertising and Promotions Managers |
34.55 |
71,860 |
| Architects, Except Landscape and Naval |
31.89 |
66,320 |
| Billing and Accounts Collector |
14.52 |
33,740 |
| Cashiers |
8.07
|
16,780
|
| Chemical Engineers |
38.78 |
80,670 |
| Computer Systems and Network Administrators |
31.60 |
65,730 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers |
34.34 |
71,430 |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications |
36.16 |
75,220 |
| Computer Systems Analysts |
35.30 |
73,420 |
| Construction Laborers |
11.47 |
27,310 |
| Customer Service Representatives |
14.69 |
30,550 |
| Dental Hygienists |
25.91 |
53,890 |
| Education Administrators |
31.54 |
65,610 |
| Engineering Managers |
43.89 |
91,290 |
| General and Operations Managers |
50.31
|
104,650
|
| Human Resources Managers |
42.29 |
87,960 |
| Machinists |
17.01 |
35,380 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
19.76 |
41,100 |
| Public Relations Specialists |
22.30 |
46,370 |
| Registered Nurses |
26.32 |
54,740 |
| Sales Managers |
48.26 |
100,380 |
| Switchboard Operators |
11.31 |
23,530 |
| Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer |
17.86 |
37,150 |
| Word Processors and Typists |
16.58 |
34,480 |
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Note: These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA, a metropolitan statistical area that includes parts of North Carolina and South Carolina.
Source: Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord NC-SC, Occupational Wage Estimates (May 2005), U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 2006
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
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