Childcare Workers Salary in Wilmington, NC

Childcare Workers pay range in Wilmington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,060 a year or less, while the top 10% make $38,870 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Wilmington earn between $26,360 and $35,300.

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

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Wilmington

On the average salary of $30,660, a single filer in Wilmington takes home about $26,101 a year, or $2,175 a month and $1,004 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% 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 childcare workers? 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 $30,660 buys what about $31,798 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Wilmington ($45,800). A typical home costs $446,210, or 14.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other North Carolina cities

Wilmington ranks 9th of 15 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Asheville pays the most ($33,450).

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Highest-paying cities for childcare workers

Sarasota, FL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($52,680).

Childcare Workers salary by city

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