New year, new job? Apply to these $100K+ openings in North Carolina (some are fully remote)
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 Monday, Dec. 30) 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 - $200,000
Chief Scientist for the Office of State Budget and Management
Posted salary: “Flat rate” salary grade
Recruitment range: $150,000-$195,000
Type: Flexible/Hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: The Chief Scientist serves as the state’s leading expert on the development of learning agendas, program evaluation strategies to advance progress on those learning agendas and generally on policies and practices that can increase the state’s capacity to effectively generate and use evidence that informs policy making.
Deadline: Thursday, Jan. 2
Eligible applicants: The posting says only internal to NC State government employees will be considered.
MID Criminal Attorney IV for the Department of Justice
Posted salary: $89,775-$201,994
Recruitment range: $89,775-$115,937
Type: Flexible/Hybrid (Mecklenburg County)
Summary: Duties include thoroughly reviewing cases referred to the division or generated by the division, ensuring investigations are conducted within the parameters and in accordance with current state and federal law and court rulings.
Deadline: Friday, Jan. 17
Senior Civil Enforcement Attorney IV for the Department of Justice
Posted salary: $89,775-$201,994
Recruitment range: Not posted
Type: Flexible/Hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: The Senior Civil Enforcement Attorney is responsible for investigating allegations in complex healthcare fraud investigations and qui tam civil actions. This role is responsible for analyzing case referrals to determine whether the allegations warrant opening a civil investigation and/or pursuing a civil enforcement action.
Deadline: Thursday, Jan. 9
Salary range: $80,000 - $150,000
IT Project Manager I for the Department of Information Technology
Posted salary: $85,205- $149,108
Recruitment range: Not posted
Type: Remote only (Wake County)
Summary: The IT Project Manager I is responsible for managing moderately complex IT projects and serves as the vital link between DEQ’s Purchasing Office and IT operations. Duties include leading cross-functional teams and, when required, supporting larger projects under the direction of senior project management staff.
Deadline: Friday, Jan. 3
Civil Enforcement Attorney III for the Department of Justice
Posted salary: $84,878- $148,537
Recruitment range: Not posted
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: The Civil Enforcement Attorney will be assigned to complex civil healthcare fraud enforcement matters, to include both investigations and litigation. This position will work with an investigative team to gather and analyze large volumes of information, documents and data.
Deadline: Thursday, Jan. 9
SOC Senior Analyst for the Administrative Office of the Courts
Posted salary: $83,504- $141,446
Recruitment range: Not posted
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: The SOC Senior Analyst will respond to security-related events and address user incidents and requests, provide technical support in the creation and delivery of security solutions designed to meet customer business needs while protecting valuable information for all NCAOC users and the public that they service, etc.
Deadline: Monday, Jan. 13
Salary range: $80,000 - $125,000
Business Intelligence Systems Administrator for the Department of Information Technology
Posted salary: $81,500-$122,250
Recruitment range: Up to $122,250
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: The Business Intelligence Systems Administrator will administer, monitor and maintain Business Intelligence (BI) systems, including Tableau and Power BI, and will work closely with business intelligence developers, data analysts and cross-functional teams to ensure the infrastructure is scalable, secure and optimized for performance.
Deadline: Friday, Jan. 10
Technical Team Lead for the Department of Information Technology
Posted salary: $81,500- $122,250
Recruitment range: Not posted
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: The primary responsibility of the Technical Team Lead is to assist in leading team members in the NCDIT-T Engineering Design and CADD Services TEAM to facilitate coordination with NCDOT on overall engineering design software utilization, configuration and training with a focus on the current transition and integration of OpenX Software including Open Roads Designer (ORD) and ProjectWise.
Deadline: Thursday, Jan. 2
Financial Examiner (Large Bank Team) for the NC Office of the Commissioner of Banks
Posted salary: $80,000-$110,000
Recruitment range: $80,000-$110,000
Type: Flexible/hybrid. The position requires 10-60% overnight travel.
Summary: Responsibilities include identifying actual and potential issues that impact the institution’s risk profile and financial condition.
Deadline: Sunday, Jan. 12
Financial Examiner (Credit/Risk) for the NC Office of the Commissioner of Banks
Posted salary: $80,000-$100,000
Recruitment range: $80,000-$100,000
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: This position identifies, compiles and organizes relevant data (financial or non-financial) to analyze and draw sound logical conclusions for work assignments or examinations of financial institutions with minimal-to moderate-risk profiles and/or structures.
Deadline: Sunday, Jan. 12
Salary range: $70,000 - $140,000
Business Director for the Department of Transportation
Posted salary: $70,967- $138,386
Recruitment range: Not posted
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Statewide)
Summary: This position’s core duties focus on the Ferry Division’s administration of the annual operating budget and holds delegated authority to ensure compliance in legal, financial and technical capacities, as well as the implementation and adherence to state and federally mandated procedures for all state and federal funds.
Deadline: Tuesday, Jan. 7
IT Business Relationship Specialist for the Department of Information Technology
Posted salary: $70,525- $105,787
Recruitment range: Not posted
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: The primary responsibility of the IT Business Relationship Specialist focuses on business value realization through accountable business partners and collaborate with various staff, technology partners, vendor partners and business partners to drive complex requirements that result in the delivery of projects that exceed business partner expectations for quality, budget and timelines.
Deadline: Thursday, Jan. 2
Salary range: $60,000 - $115,000
Revenue Field Auditor II Interstate/Remote for the Department of Revenue
Posted salary: $65,876- $115,283
Recruitment range: Not posted
Type: Remote only
Summary: The primary purpose of this position is to conduct independent examinations of financial records of taxpayers that have unique or special audit features or anticipated accounting, tax law or investigative problems.
Deadline: Friday, Jan. 3
Business Systems Analyst II for the Department of Health and Human Services
Posted salary: $62,739-$109,794
Recruitment range: Not posted
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: This position provides reporting and analysis of Medicaid financial, claims/encounter, member, provider, data etc. in support of the division’s objectives and operations. Work involves collaboration with division management and program managers across multiple business units within Medicaid.
Deadline: Friday, Jan. 10
This story was originally published online Thursday, Jan. 2, so some application deadlines may have passed by print publication.
This story was originally published January 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM with the headline "New year, new job? Apply to these $100K+ openings in North Carolina (some are fully remote)."
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