Registered Nurses Salary in Winston-Salem, NC
Median annual salary
$86,120
-12% vs US median ($97,550)
Worth after local cost of living
$111,699
cost index 77.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Winston-Salem, NC
| 10th percentile | $71,550 |
| 25th percentile | $78,820 |
| Median (50th) | $86,120 |
| 75th percentile | $103,600 |
| 90th percentile | $105,490 |
| Mean | $91,430 |
| Employed in metro | 10,180 |
A Registered Nurses in Winston-Salem, NC earns a median of $86,120 per year. That is 12% below the national median of $97,550 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 $111,699 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.