High paying management jobs in Wilmington, NC

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Wilmington, NC. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Wilmington, NC run 3.6% below the national average (2024), so a Wilmington, NC salary is worth about 1.04× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Wilmington, NC · Employed

1Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,810
Bachelor's degree
$122,050 – $263,640190
2Natural Sciences Managers$166,910
Bachelor's degree
$103,410 – $294,620330
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,980
Bachelor's degree
$96,070 – $238,990420
4Marketing Managers$153,860
Bachelor's degree
$78,350 – $277,230170
5Financial Managers$152,150
Bachelor's degree
$93,470 – $286,730510
6Purchasing Managers$145,730
Bachelor's degree
$88,790 – $209,92060
7Human Resources Managers$140,960
Bachelor's degree
$79,040 – $253,930130
8Sales Managers$133,400
Bachelor's degree
$60,700 – $265,700520
9Industrial Production Managers$130,690
Bachelor's degree
$75,210 – $208,050270
10Managers, All Other$129,120
Bachelor's degree
$65,670 – $231,980570
11Facilities Managers$110,760
Bachelor's degree
$62,930 – $199,990170
12Medical and Health Services Managers$106,630
Bachelor's degree
$72,250 – $210,650440
13Construction Managers$103,810
Bachelor's degree
$66,270 – $171,890830
14Education Administrators, Postsecondary$103,000
Master's degree
$65,370 – $179,730250
15Administrative Services Managers$98,730
Bachelor's degree
$61,790 – $188,790180
16Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$97,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,590 – $167,090230
17General and Operations Managers$90,270
Bachelor's degree
$46,800 – $215,0902,690
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$82,930
Master's degree
$62,910 – $113,160310
19Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$82,460
Bachelor's degree
$54,270 – $157,37080
20Social and Community Service Managers$77,860
Bachelor's degree
$51,050 – $127,900170
21Food Service Managers$71,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,800 – $97,730450
22Lodging Managers$62,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,740 – $98,27070
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$59,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,470 – $94,100600
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$57,720
Bachelor's degree
$40,920 – $92,72090

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianWilmington, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,810	$122,050 – $263,640	190
2	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,910	$103,410 – $294,620	330
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,980	$96,070 – $238,990	420
4	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$153,860	$78,350 – $277,230	170
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$152,150	$93,470 – $286,730	510
6	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$145,730	$88,790 – $209,920	60
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,960	$79,040 – $253,930	130
8	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,400	$60,700 – $265,700	520
9	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,690	$75,210 – $208,050	270
10	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$129,120	$65,670 – $231,980	570
11	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,760	$62,930 – $199,990	170
12	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,630	$72,250 – $210,650	440
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,810	$66,270 – $171,890	830
14	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$103,000	$65,370 – $179,730	250
15	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,730	$61,790 – $188,790	180
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,080	$53,590 – $167,090	230
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$90,270	$46,800 – $215,090	2,690
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$82,930	$62,910 – $113,160	310
19	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$82,460	$54,270 – $157,370	80
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$77,860	$51,050 – $127,900	170
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,710	$49,800 – $97,730	450
22	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,180	$26,740 – $98,270	70
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,010	$38,470 – $94,100	600
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$57,720	$40,920 – $92,720	90

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Wilmington, NC. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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