Highest salary at Watauga County in year 2020 was $148,665. Number of employees at Watauga County in year 2020 was 326. Average annual salary was $38,758 and median salary was $39,910. Watauga County average salary is 17 percent lower than USA average and median salary is 8 percent lower than USA median salary. From 2019 to 2020, the average salary of employees at this employer increased 0.5 percent, the median salary increased 3.3 percent.