Project Management Specialist Salary in Wilmington, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of project management specialists in Wilmington, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of project management specialists in Wilmington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Project Management Specialists in Wilmington, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$51,740
25th Percentile Wage
$63,550
50th Percentile Wage
$75,800
75th Percentile Wage
$115,520
90th Percentile Wage
$152,340

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for project management specialists 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 $152,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,740.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of project management specialists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$75,800
-5.40% -5.40%
2021
$79,890
- -

Table 2. Compare Project Management Specialist Salary in Wilmington with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,800 in Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for project management specialists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of project management specialists in Wilmington is 25.1 percent (25.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 11.1 percent (11.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Durham-Chapel Hill
$101,220
Raleigh-Cary
$93,390
Rocky Mount
$91,710
Burlington
$89,730
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$84,020
Greensboro-High Point
$82,960
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$82,390
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$80,040
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$78,990
Winston-Salem
$78,770
Greenville
$78,750
Goldsboro
$77,560
Fayetteville
$77,070
New Bern
$76,720
Asheville
$75,930
Wilmington
$75,800
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$69,380
Jacksonville
$67,420

See also: Top paying jobs in Wilmington, North Carolina.