How much do Real Estate Brokers make in Wilmington, NC?

Percentile spread

For Real Estate Brokers, the published 10th percentile is $43,700 and the 90th percentile is $188,280. The difference is $144,580, which is 249.9% 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 $57,850 to the 75th at $83,660, covers $25,810.

The mean annual wage is $84,170, which sits above the median of $57,850. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wilmington, NC median is 21% lower than the national median of $73,220 for Real Estate Brokers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,997, which is 18.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.5% higher than the North Carolina median of $52,830.

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 $57,850 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Real Estate Brokers at $59,997 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Real Estate Brokers. Wilmington, NC ranks 5th of 5 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).).

• Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is 59 miles away, with a median of $103,070. That median is 78.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,068, against $59,997 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 107 miles away, with a median of $78,840. That median is 36.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,320, against $59,997 here.
• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 134 miles away, with a median of $124,210. That median is 114.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $127,301, against $59,997 here.

Employment share

Real Estate Brokers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Wilmington, NC (40 of 191,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (46,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.71 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.