Firefighters Salary in Winston-Salem, NC
Median annual salary
$35,730
-40% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$46,342
cost index 77.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Winston-Salem, NC
| 10th percentile | $28,580 |
| 25th percentile | $30,670 |
| Median (50th) | $35,730 |
| 75th percentile | $39,090 |
| 90th percentile | $45,390 |
| Mean | $36,120 |
| Employed in metro | 990 |
A Firefighters in Winston-Salem, NC earns a median of $35,730 per year. That is 40% below the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Winston-Salem, NC has a cost index of 77.1 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $46,342 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $65,975, median gross rent $1,016/mo, and the median home value $233,300. See the full Winston-Salem, NC cost-of-living profile.