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All Occupations Salary Information in Wilmington, North Carolina

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Wilmington, North Carolina are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of all occupations in Wilmington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Wilmington, North Carolina

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$70,430
75th Percentile Wage	$46,800
50th Percentile Wage	$30,360
25th Percentile Wage	$20,290
10th Percentile Wage	$17,260

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Wilmington, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,260.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Wilmington, North Carolina

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$33.86
75th Percentile Wage	$22.50
50th Percentile Wage	$14.60
25th Percentile Wage	$9.76
10th Percentile Wage	$8.30

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Wilmington, North Carolina. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $33.86. The median hourly salary is $14.60. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.30.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Wilmington with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,360 in Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Wilmington is 26.3 percent (26.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 10.2 percent (10.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Durham-Chapel Hill	$41,170
Raleigh-Cary	$35,370
Winston-Salem	$32,640
Greensboro-High Point	$31,330
Fayetteville	$30,610
Wilmington	$30,360
Greenville	$30,070
Asheville	$29,800
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$29,560
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton	$29,270
Rocky Mount	$28,590
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$28,400
Burlington	$27,800
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$27,750
Goldsboro	$27,660
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$27,640
Jacksonville	$27,270

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Wilmington, North Carolina, and the Nation

From Table 4, notice that the median annual salary of all occupations in Wilmington is lower than the salary statistics of both state of North Carolina and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Wilmington ($30,360) is 4.7 percent (4.7%) lower than that in North Carolina ($31,850) and 12.6 percent (12.6%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
USA	$34,750
North Carolina	$31,850
Wilmington	$30,360