Winston-Salem, NC
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · North Carolina statewide data
$50,110
Median Annual Wage
+20% since 2019
$51,885
North Carolina Median
-3% vs state
254,000
Total Workers
462
Occupations Tracked
Winston-Salem, NC is a Metropolitan Area with 462 tracked occupations and an estimated 254,000 total workers. Wages grew an average of 20.9% from 2019 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Computer and Mathematical Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetists | $236,370 |
| Optometrists | $162,090 |
| Pediatricians, General | $162,020 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | $159,310 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $152,630 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $141,940 |
| Financial Managers | $140,870 |
| Marketing Managers | $137,950 |
| Pharmacists | $137,490 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $136,410 |
Job Market Trends
2019 → 2024
+20.9%
avg wage growth since 2019
+1%
employment change since 2019
Fastest Wage Growth
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other Healthcare Support Occupations |
+136.4%
$29,550 → $69,870
|
| News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
+101.8%
$30,020 → $60,590
|
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+83.3%
$23,160 → $42,450
|
| Personal Financial Advisors Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
+77.6%
$72,960 → $129,570
|
| Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other Production Occupations |
+74.4%
$21,560 → $37,590
|
Most Jobs Added
| Psychiatric Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+400.0%
80 → 400
|
| Production Workers, All Other Production Occupations |
+400.0%
270 → 1,390
|
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers Protective Service Occupations |
+300.0%
70 → 300
|
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
+300.0%
60 → 260
|
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Production Occupations |
+300.0%
80 → 320
|
Wage Declines
| Real Estate Sales Agents Sales and Related Occupations |
-34.5%
$42,670 → $27,940
|
| Advertising Sales Agents Sales and Related Occupations |
-26.9%
$71,450 → $52,240
|
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Production Occupations |
-16.9%
$54,470 → $45,260
|
| Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers Production Occupations |
-16.6%
$50,800 → $42,350
|
| Parking Attendants Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
-16.1%
$26,940 → $22,590
|
Wage Trends in Winston-Salem, NC
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $50,110 |
| 2023 | $50,120 |
| 2022 | $47,340 |
| 2021 | $46,640 |
| 2020 | $42,820 |
| 2019 | $41,620 |