Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in Wilmington, NC
Median annual salary
$48,850
-17% vs US median ($58,640)
Worth after local cost of living
$46,391
cost index 105.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Wilmington, NC
| 10th percentile | $37,210 |
| 25th percentile | $43,930 |
| Median (50th) | $48,850 |
| 75th percentile | $59,970 |
| 90th percentile | $71,480 |
| Mean | $51,690 |
| Employed in metro | 1,840 |
A Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Wilmington, NC earns a median of $48,850 per year. That is 17% below the national median of $58,640 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 $46,391 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.