How much do Training and Development Managers make in Wilmington, NC?

Percentile spread

For Training and Development Managers, the published 10th percentile is $63,690 and the 90th percentile is $188,960. The difference is $125,270, which is 121.2% 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 $87,040 to the 75th at $132,030, covers $44,990.

The mean annual wage is $121,490, which sits above the median of $103,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wilmington, NC median is 22.3% lower than the national median of $133,000 for Training and Development Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,164, which is 19.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.1% lower than the North Carolina median of $126,200.

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 $103,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Training and Development Managers at $107,164 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Training and Development Managers. Wilmington, NC ranks 8th of 8 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).).

• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 107 miles away, with a median of $130,660 and employment of 460. That median is 26.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,113, against $107,164 here.
• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 134 miles away, with a median of $134,830 and employment of 210. That median is 30.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,185, against $107,164 here.
• Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 142 miles away, with a median of $121,820 and employment of 90. That median is 17.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,659, against $107,164 here.

Employment share

Training and Development Managers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Wilmington, NC (40 of 191,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (48,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.68 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.