Exactly 2,470 of the 49,960 culinary professionals employed in North Carolina, work in Wilmington. Between 2006 and 2010, in Wilmington, there has been a 5% decline in the number of culinary professionals. As the employment for culinary professionals in Wilmington has decreased, overall employment in Wilmington has increased.

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Salaries for culinary professionals in Wilmington have increased. Wilmington culinary professionals made $25,638 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for culinary professionals in Wilmington was $21,088 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of culinary professionals in Wilmington is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Culinary professionals in Wilmington earn a median salary of $26,152 per year. The difference in pay between the culinary professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 87%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $17,508 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $32,702 per year.

On average culinary professional salaries in Wilmington are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited culinary school in the city. Many of Wilmington's culinary professionals are graduates of this school.

Wilmington's culinary schools offer 2 culinary degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 17 students completed culinary courses.