Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Salary in Wilmington, NC
Median annual salary
$48,100
-5% vs US median ($50,620)
Worth after local cost of living
$45,679
cost index 105.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Wilmington, NC
| 10th percentile | $33,190 |
| 25th percentile | $36,870 |
| Median (50th) | $48,100 |
| 75th percentile | $62,200 |
| 90th percentile | $77,850 |
| Mean | $53,720 |
| Employed in metro | 1,130 |
A Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Wilmington, NC earns a median of $48,100 per year. That is 5% below the national median of $50,620 for this occupation. Because Wilmington, NC has a cost index of 105.3 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $45,679 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $76,471, median gross rent $1,389/mo, and the median home value $362,400. See the full Wilmington, NC cost-of-living profile.