$175K to work from home in NC? Here are 14 high-paying remote jobs with six figure salaries
The state of North Carolina currently has over 1,000 job openings listed online. Some are entirely remote and offer six-figure salaries, and others have a work-from-home hybrid perk.
We combed through six-figure, remote-friendly offerings in the state of North Carolina right now.
If you’re searching for a new job, or if you’re just curious about the salaries some state employees are making these days, we’ve compiled some of the highest paying state jobs that are currently open (as of Thursday, Oct. 17) and listed on the state’s job postings site.
Below, you’ll find each job’s title, a description of the position and a link to the posting, where you can find more information about the job and apply. Be sure to inquire about residency requirements, as some remote jobs require employees to reside in-state. Some listings are only open to current employees of the department.
All of the jobs’ posted salaries and recruitment ranges go up to six figures, but not all are guaranteed to pay over $100,000.
You can find the full, searchable list of all current openings at governmentjobs.com/careers/northcarolina.
To search for fully remote or hybrid jobs, filter selections to include remote options, including remote only, remote optional and flexible/hybrid.
Salary range: $80,000 - $150,000
Climate Change Grants Director for the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Posted salary: $83,746-$188,429
Recruitment range: $83,746-$175,000
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: The Climate Change Grants Director will oversee implementation of the Atlantic Conservation Coalition’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The grant provides $421 million for a five-year, four-state project to preserve, enhance and restore wetlands, forests and other natural areas to reduce atmospheric carbon and make communities less vulnerable to flooding.
Deadline: Friday, Oct. 18
Network Engineer II for the Administrative Office of the Courts
Posted salary: $83,504-$141,446
Recruitment range: Not listed
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Iredell County)
Summary: As a Network Engineer you will be responsible for supervising the installation, maintenance and operation of an enterprise level wide area network (WAN), associated hardware and software. Additionally, you will diagnose and resolve complex wide and local area network issues, directly support the networking needs of 8,000+ users and serve as the lead technology support for eCourts in regards to the WAN and LAN.
Deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 30
Privacy Legal Advisor & Analyst for Department of Information Technology
Posted salary: $81,500- $122,250
Recruitment range: Not listed
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: The Privacy Legal Advisor and Analyst will be responsible for conducting privacy assessments, monitoring and ensuring privacy standards and supporting the maturation of the program, processes and controls needed to safeguard the sensitive data entrusted to the State.
Closing date: Tuesday, Nov. 5
Salary range: $70,000 - $125,000
Assistant Attorney General, Attorney II, Workers’ Compensation for the Department of Justice
Posted salary: $70,732-$123,781
Recruitment range: $70,732-$86,841
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: This position handles Workers’ compensation cases involving alleged work-related injuries to State employees. Often, the cases involve more complex factual and legal issues. Cases involving occupational diseases, return-to-work issues, depression or multiple injuries necessitate extensive investigation, expert testimony and detailed trial preparation.
Deadline: Friday, Oct. 18
Deputy Chief of Geodetic Survey for the Department of Public Safety
Posted salary: $70,967-$138,386
Recruitment range: $70,967-$138,386
Type: Remote only (Durham County)
Summary: The Deputy Chief of Geodetic Survey manages all Geodetic Survey field operations and computation units. The selected candidate will plan and manage all aspects of geodetic surveying, floodplain and flood warning surveys and analyzing/ processing survey data. This position will perform a wide variety of complex assignments in supervising and performing analysis, computing, editing and processing of survey field data.
Deadline: Friday, Oct. 18
IT Security & Compliance Specialist I for the Department of the Secretary of State
Posted salary: $70,525-$105,787
Recruitment range: $70,525-$90,000
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: This position actively supports the Department’s cybersecurity and compliance efforts. The role actively identifies, analyzes and mitigates threats to the IT infrastructure. Work involves the daily administration and management of information security control measures.
Deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 30
Senior Web Content Support Analyst for Department of Information Technology
Posted salary: $75,814-$113,721
Recruitment range: Not listed
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: The NCDIT Transportation Web Systems team is looking for a candidate that is an expert with web content updates and support of user access roles/permissions for both SharePoint and the Microsoft 365 cloud platform.
Deadline: Friday, Nov. 1
Structural Engineering Analyst II for Department of Information Technology
Posted salary: $75,814- $113,721
Recruitment range: Not listed
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: The candidate for this position will use their engineering experience to design, develop and support highly complex computer software applications for the analysis, design and rating of structural engineering components. This position will act as a team lead for assigned projects and will be responsible for creating structural engineering calculations and validating work of other team members assigned to the project.
Deadline: Monday, Oct. 28
Systems/Court Process Analyst I for the Administrative Office of the Courts
Posted salary: $70,282-$116,101
Recruitment range: Not listed
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Statewide)
Summary: The Systems/Court Process Analyst, in collaboration with various work groups, will configure, document and review various Odyssey products. After configuring, the Systems/Court Process Analyst will assist in multiple areas of statewide implementation of Odyssey products and provide timely, professional and knowledgeable support and/or training for various North Carolina Judicial Branch members.
Deadline: Monday, Oct. 21
Salary range: $60,000 - $130,000
Environmental Program Supervisor II for the Department of Environmental Quality
Posted salary: $65,876-$115,283
Recruitment range: $65,876-$91,906
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: This Environmental Program Supervisor II (EPS) ensures effective and efficient management of assigned areas of federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program requirements for the Division of Water Resources (DWR). In addition to providing managerial and technical oversight for NPDES staff, the EPS coordinates with other NPDES program areas, regional offices, central office staff and the regulated community.
Deadline: Monday, Oct. 28
Mortgage Training Team Supervisor for the NC Office of the Commissioner of Banks
Posted salary: $64,791-$171,742
Recruitment range: Not listed
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: NCCOB is seeking a contributing-level financial program manager to serve as a team supervisor in training and supervising new hires participating in the Mortgage Training Program. Supervisory duties include, but are not limited to, planning and organizing work, reviewing and approving examination reports, maintaining the integrity and efficiency of all systems (including information technology) and human resources management.
Deadline: Sunday, Oct. 27
Senior Auditor - Investigative Audit Division for the Office of the State Auditor
Posted salary: $66,016- $128,731
Recruitment range: Not listed
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) is looking for a Senior Auditor to work as part of the Investigative Audit Division responding to allegations of improper governmental activities and conducting audits in compliance with professional standards, internal policies and procedures and best practices. This position is responsible for assisting with planning and executing the audit procedures for assigned audits under the supervision of an Audit Manager.
Deadline: Thursday, Oct. 24
State Budget Management Analyst I for the Office of State Budget and Management
Posted salary: $62,739-$109,794
Recruitment range: $65,000-$85,000
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: As a Budget Execution Analyst, you will provide technical assistance and guidance to agencies in carrying out their delegated responsibilities related to budget management, monitor and evaluate budget adjustment requests within the framework of the State Budget Act, etc.
Deadline: Continuous
State Stormwater Engineer III for the Department of Environmental Quality
Posted salary: $65,876-$115,283
Recruitment range: $65,876-$90,934
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: This State Stormwater Engineer (Engineer III) performs complex engineering reviews for general and individual stormwater projects, and issues permits under the Post Construction Stormwater program and presents at training programs for DEQ staff, local governments, industry, consulting firms and developers.
Deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 23
This story was originally published online Thursday, Oct. 17, so some application deadlines may have passed by print publication.
This story was originally published October 17, 2024 at 2:38 PM with the headline "$175K to work from home in NC? Here are 14 high-paying remote jobs with six figure salaries."
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