Salary guide, May 2025

NDT Technician pay in Wilmington, NC

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The median annual wage for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Wilmington, NC was $78,870 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $69,530 and $84,830.

The Wilmington, NC median is $520 above the national median of $78,350, both from BLS May 2025.

Closest proxy · SOC 17-3029 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

The NDT Technician title maps to the published occupation. BLS does not separate this process, credential, shift or plant-specific title from other work in the occupation.

What should you know about wilmington, NC?

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Wilmington, NC: median $78,870; published 25th to 75th percentile $69,530 to $84,830.

Annual wage percentiles, Wilmington, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$60,700	$69,530	$78,870	$84,830	$96,100

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Wilmington, NC: median $37.92; published 25th to 75th percentile $33.43 to $40.79.

Hourly wage percentiles, Wilmington, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$29.18	$33.43	$37.92	$40.79	$46.20

BLS estimated 30 workers employed in this occupation in Wilmington, NC. Location quotient: 0.46.

What should you know about united States?

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in U.S.: median $78,350; published 25th to 75th percentile $60,390 to $99,310.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,030	$60,390	$78,350	$99,310	$118,330

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in U.S.: median $37.67; published 25th to 75th percentile $29.03 to $47.75.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.61	$29.03	$37.67	$47.75	$56.89

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published NDT Technician median is $78,870. The all-occupations median in Wilmington, NC is $45,800. Ratio: 1.72 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.46 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

NDT Technician in Wilmington, NC, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$66,940	$77,940	$82,740
May 2025	$69,530	$78,870	$84,830

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 17-3029 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other, Wilmington, NC. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 17-3029 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, NDT Technician
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Jacksonville, NC	$82,340	$67,200 to $96,100
Fayetteville, NC	$84,930	$78,870 to $98,700

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