Mechanical Engineers Salary in Winston-Salem, NC
Median annual salary
$95,600
-8% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$123,995
cost index 77.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Winston-Salem, NC
| 10th percentile | $62,560 |
| 25th percentile | $77,650 |
| Median (50th) | $95,600 |
| 75th percentile | $114,010 |
| 90th percentile | $137,370 |
| Mean | $98,680 |
| Employed in metro | 480 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Winston-Salem, NC earns a median of $95,600 per year. That is 8% below the national median of $104,110 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 $123,995 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.