Average Salary in Durham, North Carolina

About Durham Salaries

The average salary in Durham, North Carolina is $54,174. Trends in wages are down 1.2 percent as of Q2 2019. The cost of living is 11.5 percent lower than the national average in Durham. The most popular occupations in Durham are Project Manager, (Unspecified Type / General), Software Engineer, and Senior Software Engineer which pay between $73,688 and $103,649 annually. The most popular industries in Durham are Health Care, Education, and Software as a Service (SaaS) Development. In Durham, some popular employers include Duke University, Duke University Medical Center, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Inc. (BCBSNC).