Electrical Engineers Salary in Wilmington, NC
Median annual salary
$105,130
-13% vs US median ($120,630)
Worth after local cost of living
$99,839
cost index 105.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Wilmington, NC
| 10th percentile | $73,890 |
| 25th percentile | $73,890 |
| Median (50th) | $105,130 |
| 75th percentile | $174,250 |
| 90th percentile | $209,460 |
| Mean | $127,570 |
| Employed in metro | 350 |
A Electrical Engineers in Wilmington, NC earns a median of $105,130 per year. That is 13% below the national median of $120,630 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 $99,839 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.