How much do Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists make in Wilmington, NC?

Percentile spread

For Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, the published 10th percentile is $79,780 and the 90th percentile is $157,020. The difference is $77,240, which is 78.0% 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 $92,780 to the 75th at $127,640, covers $34,860.

The mean annual wage is $111,820, which sits above the median of $99,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wilmington, NC median is 4.2% lower than the national median of $103,410 for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $102,746, which is 0.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.8% lower than the North Carolina median of $102,980.

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 $99,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists at $102,746 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists. Wilmington, NC ranks 3rd of 9 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).).

• Fayetteville, NC is 76 miles away, with a median of $77,120 and employment of 40. That median is 22.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,846, against $102,746 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 107 miles away, with a median of $104,500 and employment of 1,110. That median is 5.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,462, against $102,746 here.
• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 134 miles away, with a median of $96,430 and employment of 2,240. That median is 2.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,830, against $102,746 here.

Employment share

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Wilmington, NC (360 of 191,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (172,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.70 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.