Bakers Salary in Wilmington, NC

Bakers pay range in Wilmington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,320 or more. The middle half of bakers in Wilmington earn between $27,750 and $37,720.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Bakers salary after taxes in Wilmington

On the average salary of $33,740, a single filer in Wilmington takes home about $28,453 a year, or $2,371 a month and $1,094 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Wilmington a good place for bakers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Wilmington area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.4), so the average $33,740 buys what about $34,992 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Wilmington ($45,800). A typical home costs $446,210, or 13.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bakers salary in other North Carolina cities

Wilmington ranks 10th of 15 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Goldsboro pays the most ($36,940).

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Highest-paying cities for bakers

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($52,420).

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