Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Wilmington, NC
Median annual salary
$30,610
-13% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$29,069
cost index 105.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Wilmington, NC
| 10th percentile | $17,530 |
| 25th percentile | $18,720 |
| Median (50th) | $30,610 |
| 75th percentile | $47,590 |
| 90th percentile | $59,310 |
| Mean | $36,000 |
| Employed in metro | 4,920 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Wilmington, NC earns a median of $30,610 per year. That is 13% below the national median of $35,230 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 $29,069 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.