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title: "Average Salary in Wilmington, NC"
description: "Mean $58,480, median $45,800 in the Wilmington metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Wilmington, NC

Wilmington, NC metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $58,480, median $45,800 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 191,280 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $47,500.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $27,560 |
| 25th | $34,160 |
| 50th | $45,800 |
| 75th | $66,270 |
| 90th | $103,120 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 96.4 |
| Housing (rents) | 93.2 |
| Goods | 96.6 |
| Utilities | 87.9 |
| Other services | 98.2 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $222,520
- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $204,980
- [Optometrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/optometrist): $204,690
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $198,120
- [Natural Sciences Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/natural-sciences-manager): $182,560
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $176,280
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $174,430
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $168,650
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $163,800
- [Commercial Pilot](https://nuecareer.com/careers/commercial-pilot): $162,700

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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