Lawyers Salary in Wilmington, NC
Median annual salary
$109,620
-31% vs US median ($159,670)
Worth after local cost of living
$104,103
cost index 105.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Wilmington, NC
| 10th percentile | $65,100 |
| 25th percentile | $79,880 |
| Median (50th) | $109,620 |
| 75th percentile | $173,830 |
| 90th percentile | $302,470 |
| Mean | $142,470 |
| Employed in metro | 480 |
A Lawyers in Wilmington, NC earns a median of $109,620 per year. That is 31% below the national median of $159,670 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 $104,103 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.