Civil Engineers Salary in Wilmington, NC
Median annual salary
$94,450
-6% vs US median ($100,840)
Worth after local cost of living
$89,696
cost index 105.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Wilmington, NC
| 10th percentile | $69,530 |
| 25th percentile | $79,140 |
| Median (50th) | $94,450 |
| 75th percentile | $106,910 |
| 90th percentile | $133,470 |
| Mean | $96,680 |
| Employed in metro | 460 |
A Civil Engineers in Wilmington, NC earns a median of $94,450 per year. That is 6% below the national median of $100,840 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 $89,696 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.