Project Manager Jobs in Charlotte, NC

Observed local wage data is solid but slightly lagged: BLS put Charlotte project management specialists at a $111,260 mean annual wage in May 2025, while the broader management occupational family had a $133,220 annual median, with the 25th to 75th percentile running from $90,440 to $181,990. Current posting-based pay is more mixed: sampled Charlotte postings center on about $100k to $140k, with a broader band of about $80k to $180k, and hourly postings center on about $58 to $62 / hour.

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Advertised pay

Across the 313 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $96,060 at the 25th percentile, $123,500 at the median and $156,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Charlotte is a good but selective market for management, product, and project work. Metro unemployment was 3.7% in August 2026, Charlotte added 21,400 payroll jobs over the year, and local Professional and Business Services employment reached 230.1 thousand, up 3.5088% year over year. But Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows North Carolina management, product & project employment down 0.7% year over year even as postings were up 1.9%, which points to continued openings with tighter hiring standards rather than broad expansion. The better opportunities are in enterprise delivery, PMO-style work, and transformation programs rather than easy-entry remote product roles.

Best positioned: You have the best odds if you are a mid-career program or project leader who can show budget, risk, scheduling, and stakeholder ownership, is open to on-site or hybrid work, and can use a PMP to clear screening at larger employers.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming this is an easy remote-entry market when only about 5% of sampled postings are entry level and about 5% are remote.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 677 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Pike Corporation: 9 open roles
2. Trane: 9 open roles
3. Wells Fargo Company: 9 open roles
4. Bank of America Corporation: 8 open roles
5. Honeywell International Inc.: 8 open roles
6. TEKsystems Global Services, LLC: 7 open roles
7. Advocate Health: 6 open roles
8. Trane Supply: 6 open roles
9. Trane Technologies: 6 open roles
10. Atlas Copco Group: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Charlotte: 496
• Huntersville: 21
• Rock Hill: 19
• Davidson: 19
• Fort Mill: 18
• Monroe: 11
• Concord: 9
• Pineville: 7

Work arrangement

on-site 419 (63%), hybrid 208 (31%), remote 43 (6%)

Where the demand is

The clearest core of this market is enterprise program and project delivery inside banks, shared services, and large business operations. Bank of America Corporation, Truist Financial Corporation, and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group appear among the consistently active employers in the sample. Charlotte also has 230.1 thousand jobs in Professional and Business Services, up 3.5088% year over year in August 2026, which supports consulting, PMO, and transformation work. A second lane sits in IT services, corporate operations, and headquarters build-outs. Tata Consultancy Services Limited, ECS Group, JLL, ARCO Design/Build, Inc., and Trane Supply also show up among active employers. Recent expansion signals include Capital Group's Charlotte project with 600 expected jobs, Daimler Truck Financial Services' Ballantyne headquarters with 276 jobs, and 12 city-supported recruitment announcements representing 5,842 proposed jobs. Be careful with the raw posting mix. The sample shows construction at about 50% and civil engineering at about 10%, but those project-heavy jobs often sit near neighboring specialist categories under this taxonomy rather than classic product or corporate program management work.

• Enterprise delivery in banking and shared services (high): Best fit for program, project, governance, change, and PMO candidates who can operate in financial-services environments and target employers like Bank of America, Truist, and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.
• Consulting, IT services, and operations programs (high): A solid lane for delivery managers, TPM-style operators, and implementation leaders who can manage cross-functional execution in business services and consulting settings.
• Pure product management and chief-of-staff roles (limited): Openings exist, but the evidence is thinner and the remote share is low, so this lane rewards sharper domain depth and stronger AI or product judgment rather than generic PM branding.

Where to focus: If you need results in the next 90 days, focus first on enterprise program, PMO, and transformation roles tied to banking, consulting, and large operations teams.

Roles worth searching next

• Business analyst: A good bridge if you can document requirements, process gaps, metrics, and stakeholder handoffs but do not yet own full delivery.
• Implementation consultant: Useful for candidates with client-facing delivery experience who can manage rollout plans, issue logs, and training.
• PMO analyst: Best for entry-level and career-switching candidates who can support reporting, governance, intake, and portfolio visibility.
• Risk or compliance analyst: Charlotte's banking footprint makes risk-aware business roles a practical pivot for people who already think in controls, dependencies, and governance.

What postings ask for

• PMP (differentiator | immediate): PMP is the most frequently cited certification in local postings, appearing in about 10% of ads that specify one. Who: Mid-career project and program managers trying to break into larger employers or regulated environments.
• Project management fundamentals (table_stakes | immediate): Project management is the most requested hard skill in the local sample, appearing in about 45% of postings. Who: Everyone in this category, especially candidates whose resume titles come from adjacent fields.
• Risk management (differentiator | immediate): Risk management appears in about 25% of sampled postings, which is high enough to matter in screening and interview stories. Who: Candidates targeting banking, enterprise change, or regulated program work.
• Budget management and budgeting (differentiator | immediate): Budget management shows up in about 20% of postings and budgeting in about 15%, so employers want evidence that you can manage dollars, not just tasks. Who: Mid-career candidates and switchers who need to prove ownership, not just coordination.
• Stakeholder management and executive communication (table_stakes | immediate): Stakeholder management and scheduling each appear in about 15% of local postings, signaling that communication rhythm and timeline control are core parts of the job. Who: All applicants, but especially people coming from technical or operations roles who need to show cross-functional influence.
• Agile delivery (differentiator | near-term): Local market analysis identifies Agile as a valued differentiator on top of the standard project, scheduling, budget, and risk requirements. Who: Candidates aiming at IT services, product-adjacent delivery, or transformation programs.

Questions about this market

What do Management, Product & Project roles pay in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

Observed local wage data is solid but slightly lagged: BLS put Charlotte project management specialists at a $111,260 mean annual wage in May 2025, while the broader management occupational family had a $133,220 annual median, with the 25th to 75th percentile running from $90,440 to $181,990. Current posting-based pay is more mixed: sampled Charlotte postings center on about $100k to $140k, with a broader band of about $80k to $180k, and hourly postings center on about $58 to $62 / hour. That is strong pay for Charlotte, especially with the metro cost-of-living index at 95.7 against a national baseline of 100, but the best compensation is concentrated in experienced roles and not evenly available across every title in this category.

Where is demand for Management, Product & Project roles in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC concentrated?

The clearest core of this market is enterprise program and project delivery inside banks, shared services, and large business operations. Bank of America Corporation, Truist Financial Corporation, and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group appear among the consistently active employers in the sample. Charlotte also has 230.1 thousand jobs in Professional and Business Services, up 3.5088% year over year in August 2026, which supports consulting, PMO, and transformation work. A second lane sits in IT services, corporate operations, and headquarters build-outs. Tata Consultancy Services Limited, ECS Group, JLL, ARCO Design/Build, Inc., and Trane Supply also show up among active employers. Recent expansion signals include Capital Group's Charlotte project with 600 expected jobs, Daimler Truck Financial Services' Ballantyne headquarters with 276 jobs, and 12 city-supported recruitment announcements representing 5,842 proposed jobs. Be careful with the raw posting mix. The sample shows construction at about 50% and civil engineering at about 10%, but those project-heavy jobs often sit near neighboring specialist categories under this taxonomy rather than classic product or corporate program management work.

Which employers are hiring the most Management, Product & Project talent in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

Recent postings show the most activity from Bank of America Corporation (10 postings), Tata Consultancy Services Limited (10 postings), ECS Group (10 postings), Truist Financial Corporation (5 postings), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Management, Product & Project roles in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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