Looking for remote work with a $100K+ salary? Work-from-home jobs in Wake hiring now

Kimberly Cataudella
·4 min read

The state of North Carolina currently has over 1,300 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 Wake County 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 Nov. 8) 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.

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: $95,000 - $175,000

Chief Information Security Officer for the State Board of Elections

  • Posted salary: $97,986 - $171,475

  • Recruitment range: $97,986 - $160,000

  • Type: Flexible/hybrid

  • Summary: This person will be responsible for overall preparedness efforts, supporting agency functions in security incident management and response, as well as similar safety management needs. This person will oversee cybersecurity projects and incident response efforts.

  • Deadline: Nov. 13 at 5 p.m.

IT Project Manager for the Department of Revenue

  • Posted salary: $97,986 - $171,475

  • Recruitment range: $97,986 - $118,236

  • Type: Full time telework

  • Summary: This person will be responsible for managing and directing medium to large-scale technology projects, which includes participation in procurement, resource acquisition and budget monitoring.

  • Deadline: Nov. 22 at 5 p.m.

Salary range: $75,000 - $150,000

Business Apps Development & Support Manager for the Department of Revenue

  • Posted salary: $85,205 - $149,108

  • Recruitment range: $85,205 - $110,000

  • Type: Can be full-time telework, hybrid or on-site at the headquarters building in Raleigh

  • Summary: This person will be responsible for leading the agency’s applications related to tax systems such as Data Capture, Tax and Tag System, Fuel Tracking System, DocQuery, EngageOne, Intelligent Forms Processing and more.

  • Deadline: Nov. 17 at 5 p.m.

Budget Manager II for the Department of Environmental Quality

  • Posted salary: $76,290 - $148,765

  • Recruitment range: $76,290 - $112,059

  • Type: Hybrid telework with routine office and remote workdays

  • Summary: This person will be responsible providing direction, consultation, problem resolution, technical assistance and training to all staff in budget management and strategic planning.

  • Deadline: Nov. 22 at 5 p.m.

Security Operations Center Supervisor for the Administrative Office of the Courts

  • Posted salary: $85,890 - $146,700

  • Recruitment range: Not posted

  • Type: Option for entirely remote work

  • Summary: This person will be responsible for directing and supervising the Security Operations Center team, made up of seven Network Engineers who have operational responsibility for the network and cyber security of the statewide enterprise network, associated hardware and software.

  • Deadline: Nov. 14 at 5 p.m.

Salary range: $75,000 - $125,000

Information Assurance Specialist at the Administrative Office of the Courts

  • Posted salary: $72,258 - $120,374

  • Recruitment range: Not listed

  • Type: Flexible/hybrid

  • Summary: This person will be responsible for assisting in managing IT risk for the agency. This is an associate level role and will support a variety of key functions including disaster recovery, change management and incident response within the Information Assurance Office.

  • Deadline: Nov. 19 at 5 p.m.

Assistant Director of Nursing, Roles and Functions at the Department of Health and Human Services

  • Posted salary: $71,695 - $118,297

  • Recruitment range: $71,695 - $100,639

  • Type: Flexible/hybrid

  • Summary: This person will be responsible for leading OCPHN/Local Technical Assistance and Training Branch Command Center activities, plus other emergency response and prevention efforts for disasters, threats and emerging public health issues as part of the emergency preparedness and response system.

  • Deadline: Nov. 20 at 5 p.m.

Salary range: $60,000 - $130,000

Principal Economic Analyst for the Office of State Budget and Management

  • Posted salary: $66,016 - $128,731

  • Recruitment range: $78,000 - $105,000

  • Type: Flexible/hybrid

  • Summary: This person will be responsible for leading the agency in revenue forecasting and tax policy research and analysis.

  • Deadline: Nov. 13 at 5 p.m.

Senior Compensation Consultant for the Office of State Human Resources

  • Posted salary: $65,876 - $115,283

  • Recruitment range: Not listed

  • Type: Flexible/hybrid with a three days in and two days remote schedule

  • Summary: This person will be responsible for compensation program modeling, analysis, pricing, and reporting, as well as providing consultative guidance to assigned state agencies.

  • Deadline: Nov. 9 at 11:59 p.m.

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