Public Relations Managers Salary in Wilmington, NC

Public Relations Managers pay range in Wilmington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $79,320 a year or less, while the top 10% make $199,090 or more. The middle half of public relations managers in Wilmington earn between $99,840 and $159,150.

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

Public Relations Managers salary after taxes in Wilmington

On the average salary of $134,330, a single filer in Wilmington takes home about $98,230 a year, or $8,186 a month and $3,778 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% 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 public relations managers? 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 $134,330 buys what about $139,315 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Wilmington ($45,800). A typical home costs $446,210, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Public Relations Managers salary in other North Carolina cities

Wilmington ranks 6th of 7 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Greensboro pays the most ($158,550).

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($229,420).

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