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
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$97,080	230	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$96,700	440	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$96,620	30	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$96,350	310	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$96,350	310	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$96,350	310	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$96,350	310	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$96,350	310	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$96,350	310	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$96,350	310	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$96,350	310	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$96,350	310	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$96,350	310	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$94,670	150	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$94,450	460	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$94,450	460	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$94,450	460	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$93,830	290	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$93,830	290	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$93,750	70	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$93,720	80	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$93,090	160	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$93,090	160	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$93,090	160	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$92,650	40	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$92,650	40	View salary detail
Web Developers	$91,480	—	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$91,080	40	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,750	30	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$90,270	2,690	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$89,120	1,220	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$87,970	260	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$87,440	50	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$86,960	610	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$86,420	260	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$86,420	260	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$86,200	190	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,010	40	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$85,230	150	View salary detail
Art Directors	$84,730	40	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,350	90	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,910	110	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,900	40	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$83,650	70	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$82,930	310	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$82,460	80	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$82,410	300	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$82,340	520	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$81,480	170	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$81,390	120	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.