Salaries in Wilmington, NC metro area

Typical pay for 413 jobs in the Wilmington, NC metro area. The median for all workers is $45,800 a year ($22.02 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs
$45,800
Median hourly
$22.02
Workers
191,280
vs U.S. median
-10%

Highest paying jobs in Wilmington, NC

Most common jobs in Wilmington, NC

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in North Carolina.

All 413 jobs by category

Management Occupations

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Computer Network Architect$114,230$54.92130
Computer Network Support Specialist$64,400$30.96n/a
Computer Occupations, All Other$96,350$46.32310
Computer Programmer$79,530$38.2370
Computer Systems Analyst$93,830$45.11290
Computer User Support Specialist$61,240$29.44690
Data Scientist$93,090$44.76160
Database Architect$131,470$63.2150
Information Security Analyst$145,170$69.79230
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$99,060$47.62430
Software Developer$123,730$59.49880
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$86,200$41.44190
Web Developer$91,480$43.98n/a

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Community and Social Service Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Lawyer$109,620$52.70480
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$56,060$26.95580

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$41,960$20.17170
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$76,110—140
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$107,850—40
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,350—90
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$187,380—170
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,060$29.84230
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$56,130—80
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$144,160—40
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$83,900—40
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$139,410—50
Curator$48,230$23.1940
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$106,070—100
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$56,620$27.2280
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$48,240—1,920
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$83,910—110
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$109,430—130
Instructional Coordinator$64,020$30.78300
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$63,030$30.30160
Library Technician$48,280$23.2170
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,770—80
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$52,310—680
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$110,620—220
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$90,750—30
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$34,880$16.77740
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$105,420—80
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$57,980—730
Self-Enrichment Teacher$37,200$17.88310
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$86,010—40
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$49,170—230
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$49,110—40
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$51,710—120
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$33,780$16.24880
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$47,030—70
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$33,030—1,240
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$47,430—90
Tutor$46,030$22.13160

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Art Director$84,730$40.7440
Audio and Video Technicians$43,880$21.0980
Broadcast Technician$41,000$19.7140
Coaches and Scouts$43,960—300
Floral Designer$39,740$19.1150
Graphic Designer$54,720$26.31260
Interior Designer$47,750$22.96140
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,310$17.94280
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$39,800$19.1460
Photographer$37,690$18.1280
Producers and Directors$61,120$29.39130
Public Relations Specialist$63,620$30.59340
Technical Writer$93,750$45.0770
Writers and Authors$47,940$23.05180

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Athletic Trainer$55,980—30
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$47,830$22.99n/a
Chiropractor$62,230$29.9270
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$58,110$27.94400
Dental Hygienist$96,700$46.49440
Dentists, General$185,720$89.29220
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$81,480$39.17170
Dietitians and Nutritionists$62,080$29.85160
Emergency Medical Technician$53,850$25.89240
Exercise Physiologist$55,200$26.5440
Family Medicine Physician$207,000$99.52n/a
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,060$21.66270
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$43,270$20.8140
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,390$30.48790
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$83,650$40.2270
Medical Records Specialist$42,930$20.64220
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$96,620$46.4530
Nurse Anesthetist$218,830$105.21150
Nurse Practitioner$124,990$60.09390
Occupational Therapist$86,420$41.55260
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$45,530$21.89160
Opticians, Dispensing$45,400$21.83130
Optometrist$163,800$78.75120
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$239,200+$115.00+90
Paramedic$61,060$29.36210
Pharmacist$151,790$72.98480
Pharmacy Technician$44,300$21.30670
Physical Therapist$98,770$47.49460
Physician Assistant$131,270$63.11270
Physicians, All Other$252,960$121.62450
Psychiatric Technician$34,200$16.44290
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$67,210$32.31410
Registered Nurse$80,970$38.935,040
Respiratory Therapist$81,020$38.95200
Speech-Language Pathologist$82,410$39.62300
Surgeons, All Other$239,200+$115.00+n/a
Surgical Technologist$60,900$29.28210
Therapists, All Other$63,410$30.4950
Veterinarian$131,670$63.30190
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$47,620$22.89140

Healthcare Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Dental Assistant$51,110$24.57600
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$44,520$21.4160
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$31,540$15.162,650
Massage Therapist$81,390$39.13120
Medical Assistant$42,000$20.191,150
Medical Equipment Preparer$40,580$19.51130
Medical Transcriptionist$49,590$23.8430
Nursing Assistant$37,710$18.132,390
Occupational Therapy Assistant$63,440$30.5080
Pharmacy Aide$37,040$17.8140
Phlebotomist$39,150$18.82170
Physical Therapist Aide$31,510$15.1580
Physical Therapist Assistant$75,820$36.45220
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$36,860$17.72510

Protective Service Occupations

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bill and Account Collectors$44,720$21.50130
Billing and Posting Clerks$44,310$21.30240
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,730$21.992,300
Cargo and Freight Agents$39,790$19.13200
Couriers and Messengers$37,330$17.95110
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$51,140$24.59220
Customer Service Representative$38,100$18.322,850
Data Entry Keyer$39,770$19.12110
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$46,270$22.25240
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$52,770$25.37120
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$62,930$30.26340
File Clerk$39,290$18.8960
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,430$29.051,250
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$29,520$14.19370
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,420$22.8060
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$29,740$14.30160
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$44,670$21.4770
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,150$18.3480
Library Assistants, Clerical$37,500$18.0360
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$58,860$28.30210
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,000$18.2740
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$40,040$19.252,700
Meter Readers, Utilities$37,630$18.0950
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$47,550$22.86200
Office Clerks, General$39,380$18.932,720
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$41,590$19.9930
Order Clerk$44,880$21.58110
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$51,480$24.75130
Postal Service Clerk$61,570$29.60100
Postal Service Mail Carrier$57,700$27.74580
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$49,370$23.74370
Receptionists and Information Clerks$34,260$16.471,210
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$38,150$18.34120
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,380$21.822,070
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$39,630$19.05550
Teller$40,740$19.59230

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$31,870$15.32110

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,670$28.2170
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$50,060$24.07200
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$57,520$27.6650
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,100$23.121,130
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$55,560$26.71360
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$45,040$21.66110
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$53,260$25.6150
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$106,950$51.4260
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$63,630$30.59230
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$73,160$35.17880
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$49,860$23.97710
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,200$17.88210
Home Appliance Repairer$46,530$22.3740
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$64,440$30.98270
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$44,390$21.34190
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,830$22.041,700
Medical Equipment Repairer$60,890$29.2750
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$68,700$33.03250
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,240$28.00130
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$45,570$21.91120
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$47,040$22.62n/a
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$46,260$22.24190
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,550$29.11140
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$59,470$28.59290
Tire Repairers and Changers$35,050$16.85140

Production Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Baker$34,430$16.55350
Butchers and Meat Cutters$38,790$18.65150
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$47,520$22.85100
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$56,990$27.40130
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,320$21.79180
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$63,550$30.56100
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,890$20.6240
Dental Laboratory Technician$38,990$18.7550
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$36,410$17.5140
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$72,310$34.77590
Food Processing Workers, All Other$36,470$17.5340
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,720$18.6240
Helpers--Production Workers$38,440$18.4860
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$57,840$27.81370
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$60,540$29.1030
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$31,200$15.00230
Machinist$62,810$30.20180
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$36,640$17.62930
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,390$24.23130
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$35,580$17.1150
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$38,850$18.68150
Printing Press Operator$38,780$18.6490
Production Workers, All Other$37,940$18.24270
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,320$22.2750
Sewing Machine Operator$28,510$13.71110
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$60,190$28.94170
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$55,340$26.60260

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations