Jobs in the Asheville, NC area: pay, hiring and remote work
The Asheville, NC metro area has 101 open job postings from 44 employers in our data. 22.6% list a pay range, the median posted pay is – a year, 7.9% are remote and 41.8% have been open more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($47,000) is worth $48,500 in average-US dollars, 84th of 99 metro areas.
41.8% of open postings have been listed for more than 60 days (median 44 days), 6th highest of 99 metro areas.
7.9% of postings are remote, 14th highest of 99 metro areas.
The unemployment rate is 3.1%, 1 points below the median of the metro areas in this report.
Indeed's own count of job postings in the metro area is 18.5% above its February 2020 level.
Asheville compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
101open postings from 44 employers
22.6%list a pay range
–median posted pay
7.9%remote
3.1%unemployment rate, 2026-08 (BLS)
$47,000official median wage for all jobs, May 2025 (BLS)
11.9%entry-level postings
The metro area's unemployment rate was 3.1% in 2026-08 (4.2% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across North Carolina, employers had 212,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 4% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 18.5% above its February 2020 level and 5.6% lower than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
City by city inside the metro area
Place
Postings
Employers
Pay listed
Median posted pay
Asheville, NC
78
36
25%
–
Places with at least 15 postings from 3 employers. Shading shows where median posted pay is higher. Pay figures need 8 postings with pay.
Who is hiring, by industry
Industry
Postings
Healthcare & Life Sciences
46
Retail & E-commerce
17
Employers with the most openings
Veterinaryemergencygroupst: 12 postings
Boxlunch: 8 postings
Hopscotchprimarycare: 6 postings
Launch2: 6 postings
Blueskytelepsych: 5 postings
Federal government hiring
48 federal job announcements open to the public list Asheville, NC, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $112,500. Agencies hiring most: Veterans Health Administration (25), Federal Aviation Administration (17), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2), Drug Enforcement Administration (1), Internal Revenue Service (1). Source: USAJOBS, 2026-10-10.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Asheville, NC area run 3% below the national average, and housing runs 7% below it. The official median wage for all jobs is $47,000, which is worth $48,500 in average-US dollars.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)
A posting that lists several places counts once in the metro. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's 2023 definitions. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in the area. Methodology · All metro areas (CSV)
