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Education Administrators, Postsecondary salary in Wilmington, NC

The median education administrators, postsecondary in Wilmington, NC earns $103,000 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,409 a month.

10th percentile
$65,370
25th percentile
$80,240
Median percentile
$103,000
75th percentile
$138,840
90th percentile
$179,730

Based on 250 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$76,913 take-home a year
Gross pay$103,000
Federal income tax−$13,830
Social Security + Medicare−$7,880
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,378
Monthly take-home$6,409
Every two weeks$2,958

Does it go far here?

$106,822Median pay in Wilmington, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.4 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,389 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wilmington, NC

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$152,150
Sales Managers$133,400
Managers, All Other$129,120
Software Developers$123,730
Construction Managers$103,810
General and Operations Managers$90,270
Project Management Specialists$89,120
Management Analysts$86,960

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