Exactly 33,880 of North Carolina's 116,690 business professionals work in Charlotte. There has been a 1% growth in the number of business professionals in Charlotte between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of business professionals in Charlotte has increased, overall employment in Charlotte has also increased.

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As the number of business professionals in Charlotte has grown, salaries for business professionals have also increased. In 2010 Charlotte business professionals earned an average yearly salary of $99,687. The average salary for business professionals in Charlotte was $86,743 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of business professionals in Charlotte is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Business professionals make a median salary of $81,565 per year in Charlotte. The difference in pay between the business professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 100%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $55,001 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $109,907 per year.

Business professional salaries in Charlotte are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There are 12 accredited business schools in the city. Many of Charlotte's business professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 62 degree and certificate programs in business offered by Charlotte's business schools.

In 2010 approximately 2,171 students completed business courses.