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
Search Marketing Strategists	$69,480	880	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$68,940	90	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$68,790	80	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$68,700	250	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$68,670	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$68,440	30	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$68,050	110	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$67,780	110	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$67,450	60	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$67,210	410	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$66,660	120	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$66,440	30	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$65,750	80	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$65,360	260	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$65,360	260	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$65,360	260	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$65,360	260	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$64,520	1,730	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$64,440	850	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$64,440	270	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$64,400	—	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$64,020	300	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$63,670	290	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$63,670	290	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$63,630	230	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$63,620	340	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$63,550	100	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$63,520	40	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$63,520	40	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$63,520	40	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$63,510	1,670	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$63,470	110	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$63,440	80	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$63,410	50	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$63,410	50	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$63,410	50	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$63,390	790	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$63,190	150	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$63,130	60	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$63,030	160	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$62,960	70	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$62,930	340	View salary detail
Machinists	$62,810	180	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$62,710	530	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$62,580	210	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$62,580	210	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$62,580	210	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$62,340	540	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$62,230	70	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$62,180	70	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.