Scout Motors lists early jobs with big pay
Auto maker plans 1,200 jobs at Plaza Midwood headquarters
The following article appeared in the Nov. 17, 2025, edition of The Charlotte Ledger, an e-newsletter with smart and original local news for Charlotte. We offer free and paid subscription plans. More info here.
Scout Motors starts posting 6-figure jobs
Charlotte’s new auto company, Scout Motors, has started posting jobs for its upcoming Plaza Midwood headquarters — and many of them come with six-figure salaries.
When the company announced last week that it would establish its global headquarters in Charlotte, with 1,200 jobs here, it said that the average pay would be about $173,000.
But the figure on average salaries doesn’t necessarily say much, as averages can be skewed by extremes. For instance, your company would have a $173,000 average salary if you had nine workers making $50,000 a year and one CEO making $1.28M a year.
The jobs Scout has been posting, though, are legit six-figure jobs. As of Sunday, there were 18 Charlotte positions listed on Scout’s website, including:
Senior specialist, social media, $110,000-$135,000
Specialist, real estate project management, $95,000-$120,000
Senior manager, marketing operations, $150,000-$181,250
Market research lead, $150,000-$181,250
Compensation manager, $120,000-$140,000
Lead, AI infrastructure and governance, $180,000- $220,000
In other words, these jobs are paying enough in Plaza Midwood to perhaps even live in Plaza Midwood. —Tony Mecia
Related Ledger articles:
“Scout Motors will bring more change, and a lot more cars, to Plaza Midwood” (Nov. 14)
“Auto HQ to bring 1,200 jobs to Plaza Midwood” (Nov. 12)
“Is Scout Motors about to sign a massive lease in Charlotte? An auto HQ for Plaza Midwood?” (Real Estate Whispers, Sept. 24, 2025)
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