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title: "Average Salary in Winston, NC"
description: "Mean $59,130, median $46,380 in the Winston metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Winston, NC

Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $59,130, median $46,380 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 271,980 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $50,390.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $28,140 |
| 25th | $35,190 |
| 50th | $46,380 |
| 75th | $67,940 |
| 90th | $101,490 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 92.0 |
| Housing (rents) | 71.4 |
| Goods | 96.6 |
| Utilities | 88.4 |
| Other services | 98.2 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $209,980
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $182,770
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $173,160
- [Financial Advisor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-advisor): $171,230
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $167,670
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $164,260
- [Natural Sciences Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/natural-sciences-manager): $162,970
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $162,660
- [Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/health-specialties-teacher-postsecondary): $161,250
- [Optometrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/optometrist): $157,620

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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