Mechanical Engineers Salary in Wilmington, NC

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Wilmington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $72,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $164,020 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Wilmington earn between $81,270 and $126,610.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Wilmington

On the average salary of $109,790, a single filer in Wilmington takes home about $82,195 a year, or $6,850 a month and $3,161 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% 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 mechanical engineers? 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 $109,790 buys what about $113,864 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Wilmington ($45,800). A typical home costs $446,210, or 4.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other North Carolina cities

Wilmington ranks 5th of 15 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Asheville pays the most ($121,630).

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Highest-paying cities for mechanical engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($165,920).

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