How much do Sailors and Marine Oilers make in Wilmington, NC?

Percentile spread

For Sailors and Marine Oilers, the published 10th percentile is $36,410 and the 90th percentile is $59,030. The difference is $22,620, which is 48.2% 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 $37,450 to the 75th at $57,410, covers $19,960.

The mean annual wage is $47,650, which sits above the median of $46,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wilmington, NC median is 8.9% lower than the national median of $51,520 for Sailors and Marine Oilers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,651, which is 5.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.8% higher than the North Carolina median of $44,770.

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 $46,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sailors and Marine Oilers at $48,651 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Sailors and Marine Oilers. Wilmington, NC ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

• Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 142 miles away, with a median of $59,100 and employment of 160. That median is 26% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,537, against $48,651 here.

Employment share

Sailors and Marine Oilers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Wilmington, NC (60 of 191,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (31,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.54 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.