SOC 41-2022 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Parts Salespersons make in Wilmington, NC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Parts Salespersons in Wilmington, NC is $35,390. The 10th percentile is $27,400 and the 90th percentile is $60,150. Employment is 400.

Median annual wage

$35,390

10th percentile
$27,400
25th percentile
$28,540
Median
$35,390
75th percentile
$45,600
90th percentile
$60,150
Mean
$39,250

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Parts Salespersons, the published 10th percentile is $27,400 and the 90th percentile is $60,150. The difference is $32,750, which is 92.5% 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 $28,540 to the 75th at $45,600, covers $17,060.

The mean annual wage is $39,250, which sits above the median of $35,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wilmington, NC median is 8.4% lower than the national median of $38,630 for Parts Salespersons. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,703, which is 5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9% higher than the North Carolina median of $32,480.

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 $35,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Parts Salespersons at $36,703 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 Parts Salespersons. Wilmington, NC ranks 4th 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 $27,600 and employment of 170. That median is 22% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,972, against $36,703 here.
  • Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is 59 miles away, with a median of $30,480 and employment of 330. That median is 13.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,549, against $36,703 here.
  • Goldsboro, NC is 76 miles away, with a median of $29,660 and employment of 180. That median is 16.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,529, against $36,703 here.

Employment share

Parts Salespersons accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Wilmington, NC (400 of 191,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (270,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.20 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 · Parts Salespersons 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 Parts Salespersons make in Wilmington, NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Parts Salespersons in Wilmington, NC is $35,390. The 10th percentile is $27,400 and the 90th percentile is $60,150. Employment is 400.

How does that compare with the national median for Parts Salespersons?

The local median is 8.4% lower than the national median of $38,630.

What is Parts Salespersons 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 $35,390 is $36,703. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wilmington, NC compare with nearby metros for Parts Salespersons?

Jacksonville, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 47 miles away, at $27,600. Wilmington, NC ranks 4th of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.