Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Wilmington, NC

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Wilmington, NC: $50,600/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $44,570 – $68,300 · about 700 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$19,245 (-28%).

What it's really worth in Wilmington

With Wilmington's cost of living at 95 (US=100), that $50,600 has the buying power of about $53,016 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $68,845 · median home $446,210 · median rent $1,708/mo.

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