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

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Salaries for business professionals in Polkton have increased. In 2010 Polkton business professionals earned an average yearly salary of $99,687. Four years earlier in 2006, business professionals in Polkton made an average salary of $86,743 per year. The growth in the salary of business professionals in Polkton is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Business professionals in Polkton make a median yearly salary of $81,565. 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.

On average business professional salaries in Polkton are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited business school in the city. Many of Polkton's business professionals are graduates of this school.

Polkton's business schools offer 6 business degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 38 students graduated from business courses in 2010.