Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Wilmington, NC

513 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Wilmington, NC for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Chief Executives	$298,730	30	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$298,730	30	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$252,960	450	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$252,960	450	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$252,960	450	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$252,960	450	View salary detail
Urologists	$252,960	450	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$252,960	450	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$252,960	450	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$218,830	150	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$207,000	—	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$187,380	170	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$185,720	220	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$172,320	40	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$169,810	190	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$169,810	190	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$166,910	330	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$166,910	330	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$166,910	330	View salary detail
Optometrists	$163,800	120	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$160,980	420	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$153,860	170	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$152,150	510	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$152,150	510	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$152,150	510	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$151,790	480	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$145,730	60	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$145,170	230	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$144,160	40	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$140,960	130	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$139,410	50	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$133,400	520	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$131,670	190	View salary detail
Database Architects	$131,470	50	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$131,470	50	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$131,270	270	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$131,270	270	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$130,690	270	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$130,690	270	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$130,690	270	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$130,690	270	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$130,690	270	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$130,690	270	View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers	$129,710	80	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$129,120	570	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$129,120	570	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$129,120	570	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$129,120	570	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$129,120	570	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$129,120	570	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.