SOC 11-9111 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Medical and Health Services Managers make in Wilmington, NC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Medical and Health Services Managers in Wilmington, NC is $106,630. The 10th percentile is $72,250 and the 90th percentile is $210,650. Employment is 440.

Median annual wage

$106,630

10th percentile
$72,250
25th percentile
$88,760
Median
$106,630
75th percentile
$153,460
90th percentile
$210,650
Mean
$133,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Medical and Health Services Managers, the published 10th percentile is $72,250 and the 90th percentile is $210,650. The difference is $138,400, which is 129.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $88,760 to the 75th at $153,460, covers $64,700.

The mean annual wage is $133,360, which sits above the median of $106,630. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wilmington, NC median is 13.9% lower than the national median of $123,860 for Medical and Health Services Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $110,587, which is 10.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.8% lower than the North Carolina median of $114,410.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wilmington, NC is 96.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $106,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical and Health Services Managers at $110,587 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical and Health Services Managers. Wilmington, NC ranks 14th of 18 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Jacksonville, NC is 47 miles away, with a median of $105,450 and employment of 170. That median is 1.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,514, against $110,587 here.
  • Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is 59 miles away, with a median of $103,900 and employment of 480. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,954, against $110,587 here.
  • Goldsboro, NC is 76 miles away, with a median of $115,000 and employment of 140. That median is 7.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,999, against $110,587 here.

Employment share

Medical and Health Services Managers accounts for 0.23% of wage-and-salary employment in Wilmington, NC (440 of 191,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.38% of employment (597,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.60 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Wilmington, NC · Medical and Health Services Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Medical and Health Services Managers make in Wilmington, NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Medical and Health Services Managers in Wilmington, NC is $106,630. The 10th percentile is $72,250 and the 90th percentile is $210,650. Employment is 440.

How does that compare with the national median for Medical and Health Services Managers?

The local median is 13.9% lower than the national median of $123,860.

What is Medical and Health Services Managers pay in Wilmington, NC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wilmington, NC is 96.422, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $106,630 is $110,587. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wilmington, NC compare with nearby metros for Medical and Health Services Managers?

Jacksonville, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 47 miles away, at $105,450. Wilmington, NC ranks 14th of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.