Salaries in Wilmington, NC
123K residents · Wilmington, NC metro area
Wilmington, NC is part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Wilmington, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in North Carolina is $47,970. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
Salary calculator
Convert any pay figure for Wilmington and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Wilmington
Chief Executives$298,730Physicians, All Other$252,960Nurse Anesthetists$218,830Family Medicine Physicians$207,000Business Teachers, Postsecondary$187,380Dentists, General$185,720Commercial Pilots$172,320Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,810Natural Sciences Managers$166,910Optometrists$163,800Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,980Marketing Managers$153,860
Most common jobs in Wilmington
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$31,540
- Retail Salespersons$30,790
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$27,460
- General and Operations Managers$90,270
- Registered Nurses$80,970
- Cashiers$28,520
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,160
- Stockers and Order Fillers$35,300
- Customer Service Representatives$38,100
- Office Clerks, General$39,380
- Waiters and Waitresses$30,610
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,080