How much do Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other make in Wilmington, NC?

Percentile spread

For Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $35,100 and the 90th percentile is $61,860. The difference is $26,760, which is 56.3% 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 $38,710 to the 75th at $54,950, covers $16,240.

The mean annual wage is $48,220, which sits above the median of $47,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wilmington, NC median is 4.1% higher than the national median of $45,670 for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,314, which is 8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% lower than the North Carolina median of $48,890.

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 $47,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other at $49,314 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other. Wilmington, NC ranks 8th of 14 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 $49,440 and employment of 90. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,690, against $49,314 here.
• Goldsboro, NC is 76 miles away, with a median of $45,790 and employment of 40. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,762, against $49,314 here.
• Fayetteville, NC is 76 miles away, with a median of $46,980 and employment of 220. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,077, against $49,314 here.

Employment share

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Wilmington, NC (200 of 191,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (192,260 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.85 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.