Powertrain Engineer Salary in Wilmington, North Carolina

How much does a Powertrain Engineer make in Wilmington, NC?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Powertrain Engineer in Wilmington, NC is $71,935. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $67,080 to $77,984, with most professionals earning between $62,661 and $83,491.

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Drive change within both plant manufacturing and component suppliers to resolve component issues, drive warranty reduction, and oversee continuous improvement efforts.

January 23, 2023

Demonstrated experience with developing cost models for automotive electronic component including tooling requirements and manufacturing/assembly process mapping for clusters, radios, body control, etc.

March 19, 2023

Create test plans and actively lead or guide subsystem level testing.

March 21, 2023

Provide technical direction to support personnel, by performing root cause analysis and error correction of system level problems relating to calibration, controls, hardware, software, and architecture.

March 30, 2023

Participate in Incident review team, current product improvement team and warranty reduction initiatives by applying problem solving methodologies in the analytical and test environment, analyzing field data and field return hardware to resolve root cause of failure.

March 30, 2023

Leads test setups, verifies that test equipment and instrumentation equipment meets specified requirements and performs preliminary software and data checks.

March 31, 2023

Support Test Engineering by providing appropriate pre-test and post-test measurement list, required parameters for data collection, analyzing data and assessing hardware at end of test to determine pass or fail.

April 14, 2023

Controls Validation Engineer - The Powertrain Controls Validation Team is responsible for the validation of production powertrain control modules, including validation of hardware, software, and calibrations.

April 17, 2023

Develop, test and correlate high-fidelity physics-based models for high/low voltage Lithium ion batteries for electrified and hybrid powertrains (equivalent circuit, electrochemical, coupled with thermal models etc.

May 19, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Powertrain Engineer in Wilmington, NC

Average Base Salary

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67080

77984

71935

Average Total Cash Compensation

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68574

80609

73796

What is the average salary for Powertrain Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Powertrain Engineer in Wilmington, NC. The base salary for Powertrain Engineer ranges from $67,080 to $77,984 with the average base salary of $71,935. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $68,574 to $80,609 with the average total cash compensation of $73,796.

View Average Salary for Powertrain Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$71,935	$67,080 - $77,984
Bonus	$1,862	$1,494 - $2,625
Total Pay	$73,796	$68,574 - $80,609

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Powertrain Engineer Salary Near Wilmington, NC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Wilmington, NC
CITY, STATE Jacksonville, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $66,568 - $77,388	COMPARE TO Wilmington, NC
CITY, STATE Myrtle Beach, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $65,953 - $76,673	COMPARE TO Wilmington, NC
CITY, STATE Fayetteville, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $65,579 - $76,239	COMPARE TO Wilmington, NC
CITY, STATE Greenville, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,371 - $82,972	COMPARE TO Wilmington, NC
CITY, STATE Florence, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $65,858 - $76,562	COMPARE TO Wilmington, NC
CITY, STATE Wilson, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,371 - $82,972	COMPARE TO Wilmington, NC

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About Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington is a port city and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United States. With a population of 119,045 in 2017, it is the eighth most populous city in the state. Wilmington is the principal city of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan area that includes New Hanover and Pender counties in southeastern North Carolina, which has a population of 263,429 as of the 2012 Census Estimate. Wilmington was settled by the English along the Cape Fear River. The city was named after Spencer Compton who was the Earl of Wilmington. Its ...

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