Software Developers Salary in Wilmington, NC
Median annual salary
$123,730
-9% vs US median ($135,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$117,502
cost index 105.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Wilmington, NC
| 10th percentile | $78,980 |
| 25th percentile | $98,170 |
| Median (50th) | $123,730 |
| 75th percentile | $158,410 |
| 90th percentile | $190,390 |
| Mean | $131,450 |
| Employed in metro | 880 |
A Software Developers in Wilmington, NC earns a median of $123,730 per year. That is 9% below the national median of $135,980 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 $117,502 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.