Salaries in Jacksonville, NC

What the published rows say about Jacksonville, NC data center hiring

BIM Manager maps to Architectural and Engineering Managers, SOC 11-9041. For Jacksonville, NC, the May 2025 OEWS annual median is $154,520; the middle half runs from $128,220 to $154,840. This is a broader occupation, not a separate wage estimate for this exact job. BLS does not separate seniority titles that share this row. Clarify the systems this hire must own and where design responsibility ends and field support begins. The occupation estimate does not separately price a license, a platform or a travel requirement.

The middle-half spread is $26,620: $26,300 from the 25th percentile to the median and $320 from the median to the 75th. The lower interval is wider. Use these points to compare an offer, not to price a junior or senior hire. Percentiles are not experience bands, and this distribution alone does not explain why individual workers earn different amounts.

The local median is $16,750 below the national $171,270 on the same annual basis. Both rows cover SOC 11-9041 in May 2025. This is a wage comparison, not a cost-of-living adjustment or evidence of a separate data center premium.

Wilmington, NC reports a annual median of $169,810 for this occupation in May 2025. It is one of the two nearest usable metro reference points, measured from the Census area internal point. That is $15,290 above Jacksonville, NC's median.

Greenville, NC reports a annual median of $163,580 for this occupation in May 2025. It is one of the two nearest usable metro reference points, measured from the Census area internal point. That is $9,060 above Jacksonville, NC's median.

The highest exact national industry medians in the loaded SOC 11-9041 rows are Office Administrative Services at $284,860 and Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories at $278,830. These are May 2025 national occupation estimates, not local data center pay. The loaded data has no local industry-by-occupation breakdown, so it cannot rank industries within Jacksonville, NC.

The matched median moved from $157,410 in May 2024 to $154,520 in May 2025: $2,890 lower. Both rows use SOC 11-9041, area 27340 and the same annual basis. This is not adjusted for inflation or annualized, and it does not attribute the change to a particular employer.

OEWS includes base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production incentives. It excludes on-call waiting or availability pay, overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits. The on-call exclusion covers time awaiting a call to work, not ordinary wages for hours actually worked. This is neither pure base salary nor total compensation. Agree travel, per diem and relocation terms separately. No verified BIM Manager-specific allowance is in this occupation row, so none is added to the figures.

AI Cluster Deployment Manager maps to Computer and Information Systems Managers, SOC 11-3021. For Jacksonville, NC, the May 2025 OEWS annual median is $148,330; the middle half runs from $121,640 to $179,180. This is a broader occupation, not a separate wage estimate for this exact job. BLS does not separate seniority titles that share this row. Tell candidates whether the job is ticket-led work, deployment or independent fault-finding. Titles can share a BLS row even when the floor responsibilities and shift expectations differ.

The middle-half spread is $57,540: $26,690 from the 25th percentile to the median and $30,850 from the median to the 75th. The upper interval is wider. Use these points to compare an offer, not to price a junior or senior hire. Percentiles are not experience bands, and this distribution alone does not explain why individual workers earn different amounts.

The local median is $26,810 below the national $175,140 on the same annual basis. Both rows cover SOC 11-3021 in May 2025. This is a wage comparison, not a cost-of-living adjustment or evidence of a separate data center premium.

Wilmington, NC reports a annual median of $160,980 for this occupation in May 2025. It is one of the two nearest usable metro reference points, measured from the Census area internal point. That is $12,650 above Jacksonville, NC's median.

Goldsboro, NC reports a annual median of $124,290 for this occupation in May 2025. It is one of the two nearest usable metro reference points, measured from the Census area internal point. That is $24,040 below Jacksonville, NC's median.

The highest exact national industry medians in the loaded SOC 11-3021 rows are Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers at $246,410 and Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services at $237,930. These are May 2025 national occupation estimates, not local data center pay. The loaded data has no local industry-by-occupation breakdown, so it cannot rank industries within Jacksonville, NC.

An exact change from May 2024 to May 2025 is unavailable: a matched median is suppressed, top-coded or on a different wage basis. We do not substitute another area or occupation to manufacture a comparison.

OEWS includes base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production incentives. It excludes on-call waiting or availability pay, overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits. The on-call exclusion covers time awaiting a call to work, not ordinary wages for hours actually worked. This is neither pure base salary nor total compensation. Agree travel, per diem and relocation terms separately. No verified AI Cluster Deployment Manager-specific allowance is in this occupation row, so none is added to the figures.

Community & Government Affairs Manager maps to Managers, All Other, SOC 11-9199. For Jacksonville, NC, the May 2025 OEWS annual median is $124,530; the middle half runs from $84,240 to $156,090. This is a broader occupation, not a separate wage estimate for this exact job. BLS does not separate seniority titles that share this row. Define decision authority and the scope of the team or account before setting the offer. The occupation estimate does not separately price your site's responsibilities.

The middle-half spread is $71,850: $40,290 from the 25th percentile to the median and $31,560 from the median to the 75th. The lower interval is wider. Use these points to compare an offer, not to price a junior or senior hire. Percentiles are not experience bands, and this distribution alone does not explain why individual workers earn different amounts.

The local median is $17,370 below the national $141,900 on the same annual basis. Both rows cover SOC 11-9199 in May 2025. This is a wage comparison, not a cost-of-living adjustment or evidence of a separate data center premium.

Wilmington, NC reports a annual median of $129,120 for this occupation in May 2025. It is one of the two nearest usable metro reference points, measured from the Census area internal point. That is $4,590 above Jacksonville, NC's median.

Goldsboro, NC reports a annual median of $107,540 for this occupation in May 2025. It is one of the two nearest usable metro reference points, measured from the Census area internal point. That is $16,990 below Jacksonville, NC's median.

The highest exact national industry medians in the loaded SOC 11-9199 rows are Taxi and Limousine Service at $224,430 and Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services at $212,760. These are May 2025 national occupation estimates, not local data center pay. The loaded data has no local industry-by-occupation breakdown, so it cannot rank industries within Jacksonville, NC.

The matched median moved from $103,400 in May 2024 to $124,530 in May 2025: $21,130 higher. Both rows use SOC 11-9199, area 27340 and the same annual basis. This is not adjusted for inflation or annualized, and it does not attribute the change to a particular employer.

OEWS includes base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production incentives. It excludes on-call waiting or availability pay, overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits. The on-call exclusion covers time awaiting a call to work, not ordinary wages for hours actually worked. This is neither pure base salary nor total compensation. Agree travel, per diem and relocation terms separately. No verified Community & Government Affairs Manager-specific allowance is in this occupation row, so none is added to the figures.

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Nearest-area selection uses Census Gazetteer internal points, not road distance. Source: 2025 Census Gazetteer.