15 six-figure remote jobs in NC: Work from home with these $100K+ salary gigs
The state of North Carolina currently has nearly 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, Jan. 13) 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: $94,000 - $225,000
Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Environmental Quality
Posted salary: $97,040- $218,341
Recruitment range: $97,040 - $165,000
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: This position leads the financial oversight responsibilities for the department and sets the tone for DEQ’s ability to sustainably achieve its environmental mission and competitively advance its innovative approaches to economic viability for the state.
Deadline: Monday, Jan. 27
Human Resources Director-Department of Revenue for the Office of State Human Resources
Posted salary: $94,214-$211,982
Recruitment range: $120,000 - $155,000
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: The position oversees all agency HR program areas including Benefits and Leave Administration, Classification & Compensation, Inclusion and Accessibility, EEO, Employee Relations, HR Information Systems, HR Compliance, Organizational Design, Performance Management, Policy Administration, Safety and Health, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Workers’ Compensation, and/or closely related programs and services.
Deadline: Friday, Jan. 24
Salary range: $100,000 - $175,000
IT Enterprise Architect for the Department of Health and Human Services
Posted salary: $97,986-$177,475
Recruitment range: $97,986-$150,000
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: This position provides direction in all architecture domains in support of current and future IT operations, Federal, State and Departmental regulations and compliance with defined architecture principles, standards and models.
Deadline: Friday, Jan. 24
IT Architect for the Department of Information Technology
Posted salary: $97,986- $171,475
Recruitment range: Up to $140,000
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: This position serves as the strategic platform architect for the shared ServiceNow instance used to support state agencies as well as the new DIT instance to support DIT needs, including the design, development, implementation, and support of both the platform needs, as well as applications such as IT Service Management, Customer Service management, HRSD, and CSM.
Deadline: Wednesday, Jan. 22
MID Criminal Attorney IV (Charlotte) 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 review of all pertinent information relating to 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
Salary range: $80,000 - $125,000
Applications Systems Specialist I for the Department of Information Technology
Posted salary: $81,500-$122,250
Recruitment range: Up to $102,000
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: The Applications Systems Specialist plays a critical role in directly supporting the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (DAC) as part of the Application Development (AD) section to manage the entire software development lifecycle, including requirement gathering, technical and functional design documentation, development, testing and deployment.
Deadline: Friday, Jan. 17
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 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, Feb. 2
Financial Examiner (Large Bank Team) for the NC Office of the Commissioner of Banks
Posted salary: $80,000 to $110,000
Recruitment range: $80,000 to $110,000
Type: Flexible/hybrid/remote (Note: Examiner positions require up to 60% overnight travel.)
Summary: Examiner positions require the identification, compilation and organization of relevant data to analyze and draw sound logical conclusions for work assignments or examinations of financial institutions with moderate-to-high risk profiles and/or complex structures.
Deadline: Sunday, Feb. 2
Salary range: $70,000 - $115,000
Applications Systems Analyst II for the Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Posted salary: $75,814-$113,721
Recruitment range: $78,467-$117,701
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: The primary purpose of this position is to design, develop, maintain, enhance, document and support computer applications for the Department of Agriculture.
Deadline: Friday, Jan. 17
IT Compliance Specialist for the Department of Information Technology
Posted salary: $75,814-$113,721
Recruitment range: Not posted
Type: Remote optional (Wake County)
Summary: The IT Compliance Specialist will serve as the lead for the internal compliance unit of the Business Operations team of NCDIT and supports the division in all areas related to compliance.
Deadline: Friday, Jan. 24
Senior Middleware Applications Developer for the Department of Revenue
Posted salary: $75,814-$113,721
Recruitment range: $75,814-$104,575
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: This position will provide analysis, programming, testing, implementation and ongoing production operational support for Agency customer facing applications including eServices, Online Business Registration, Modernized eFile, and related middleware applications through the use of microservices including IBM WebSphere, IBM DataPower, IBM Integration Bus and Bootstrap.
Deadline: Friday, Jan. 17
Financial Examiner (Community Bank Team) for the NC Office of the Commissioner of Banks
Posted salary: $70,000 to $110,000
Recruitment range: $70,000 to $110,000
Type: Flexible/hybrid/remote from anywhere in NC (Note: This position requires extensive overnight travel, up to 80%.)
Summary: This position identifies, compiles and organizes relevant data 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, Feb. 2
State Controller Financial Specialist II for the Office of the State Controller
Posted salary: $67,852- $118,741
Recruitment range: Not posted
Type: Flexible/hybrid (Wake County)
Summary: State Controller Financial Specialists are members of the professional team that provides timely, reliable, consistent and complete financial reports from the North Carolina Financial System (NCFS) for central managers and agency management purposes.
Deadline: Thursday, Jan. 16
Salary range: $60,000 - $110,000
Adult Care Team Supervisor for the Department of Health and Human Services
Posted salary: $64,211-$105,949
Recruitment range: Not posted
Type: Remote only (though it’s required to reside in Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, Jones, Johnston, Lenoir, Onslow, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson, Sampson or adjacent counties)
Summary: The Adult Care Team Supervisor in the Adult Care Licensure Section involves managing a team of surveyors performing regulatory activities to determine compliance with state requirements for assisted living facilities and overnight respite programs.
Deadline: Friday, Jan. 31
Business Systems Analyst II for the Department of Health and Human Services
Posted salary: $62,739-$109,794
Recruitment range: Not posted
Type: Remote only (Wake County)
Summary: This position serves as a technology liaison for Medicaid business areas and focuses on prior authorization, transition of care between Medicaid Direct and Medicaid Managed Care entities, electronic visit verification and research and analysis related to these areas.
Deadline: Friday, Jan. 17
This story was originally published online Wednesday, Jan. 15, so some application deadlines may have passed by print publication.
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