The annual salary statistics of financial managers in Wilmington, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of financial managers in Wilmington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $72,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $85,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $115,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $191,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $181,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for financial managers 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 $181,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of financial managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $115,120 | -4.06% | 16.26% |
| 2018 | $119,790 | -3.14% | - |
| 2017 | $123,550 | -0.23% | - |
| 2016 | $123,830 | 13.50% | - |
| 2015 | $107,110 | 14.33% | - |
| 2014 | $91,760 | -0.22% | - |
| 2013 | $91,960 | -4.83% | - |
| 2012 | $96,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $115,120 in Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for financial managers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of financial managers in Wilmington is 25.1 percent (25.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville and 34.9 percent (34.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.