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
Exercise Physiologists	$55,200	40	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$54,990	200	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$54,720	260	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$54,620	100	View salary detail
Electricians	$54,080	910	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$53,850	240	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$53,520	1,210	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$53,520	1,210	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$53,260	50	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$52,770	120	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$52,310	680	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$52,220	130	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$51,710	120	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$51,480	130	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$51,140	220	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$51,110	600	View salary detail
Carpenters	$50,830	640	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$50,670	210	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,390	130	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$50,150	—	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$50,060	160	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$50,060	200	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$49,860	710	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$49,590	30	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$49,370	370	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$49,110	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$48,990	140	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$48,850	1,840	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$48,840	110	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$48,810	300	View salary detail
Roofers	$48,740	170	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$48,280	70	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$48,280	440	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$48,270	1,950	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$48,240	1,920	View salary detail
Curators	$48,230	40	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$48,200	80	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$48,100	1,130	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$47,940	180	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$47,940	180	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$47,910	790	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$47,830	—	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$47,750	140	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$47,620	140	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$47,550	200	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$47,520	100	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$47,480	30	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$47,430	90	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$47,420	60	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$47,390	90	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.