Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Winston-Salem, NC
Median annual salary
$57,440
-25% vs US median ($76,210)
Worth after local cost of living
$74,501
cost index 77.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Winston-Salem, NC
| 10th percentile | $43,810 |
| 25th percentile | $47,420 |
| Median (50th) | $57,440 |
| 75th percentile | $64,440 |
| 90th percentile | $75,750 |
| Mean | $58,980 |
| Employed in metro | 1,310 |
A Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Winston-Salem, NC earns a median of $57,440 per year. That is 25% below the national median of $76,210 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 $74,501 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.