Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Winston-Salem, NC

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Winston-Salem, NC, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Winston-Salem, NC are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $213,950. The second highest-paying jobs are those of chief executive, with an average salary of $207,380.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Winston-Salem, NC has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Winston-Salem, NC in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Winston-Salem, NC (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$213,950	$173,680	230
2	Chief Executives	$207,380	$111,330	90
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$206,930	$126,850	70
4	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$173,630	$65,100	2,330
5	General Dentists	$159,370	$111,800	200
6	General Pediatricians	$153,020	$66,310	50
7	Lawyers	$147,930	$66,210	750
8	Optometrists	$146,340	$82,830	50
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$136,720	$99,980	170
10	Financial Managers	$135,310	$84,380	970
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,060	$89,120	580
12	Marketing Managers	$132,630	$83,600	650
13	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$131,340	$99,580	40
14	Nurse Practitioners	$130,410	$99,510	610
15	Pharmacists	$129,840	$81,620	950
16	Physician Assistants	$129,450	$101,640	660
17	Purchasing Managers	$121,560	$86,590	220
18	Sales Managers	$119,180	$57,570	630
19	Software Developers	$118,500	$70,350	1,550
20	Veterinarians	$116,670	$62,850	140
21	Information Security Analysts	$116,080	$70,550	320
22	Human Resources Managers	$114,430	$77,110	310
23	Engineers, All Other	$114,080	$58,930	50
24	Database Architects	$113,030	$80,080	130
25	Natural Sciences Managers	$109,840	$77,740	90
26	Computer Network Architects	$107,910	$74,000	220
27	Statisticians	$107,840	$37,250	70
28	Training and Development Managers	$106,650	$71,590	80
29	Materials Engineers	$104,280	$71,110	30
30	All Other Managers	$103,860	$61,830	930
31	Data Scientists	$103,600	$62,520	210
32	Industrial Production Managers	$103,250	$64,560	610
33	Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,050	$73,970	790
34	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$102,590	$66,780	40
35	Computer Programmers	$101,660	$55,280	180
36	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$101,490	$61,710	310
37	Electrical Engineers	$101,430	$71,480	130
38	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$100,960	$46,020	40
39	Radiation Therapists	$100,520	$71,750	50
40	Public Relations Managers	$99,970	$65,850	60
41	Fundraising Managers	$99,290	$60,030	80
42	Personal Financial Advisors	$99,250	$48,130	660
43	Administrative Services Managers	$99,010	$60,570	350
44	Database Administrators	$98,270	$55,620	100
45	Physical Therapists	$98,220	$74,910	410
46	General and Operations Managers	$97,260	$45,500	4,280
47	Financial Examiners	$96,790	$52,200	50
48	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$95,870	$67,460	280
49	Computer Systems Analysts	$95,230	$59,550	870
50	Credit Analysts	$94,940	$48,940	110
51	Facilities Managers	$93,150	$58,760	160
52	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$91,590	$58,560	60
53	Occupational Therapists	$90,870	$67,200	180
54	Computer Occupations, All Other	$90,680	$46,430	270
55	Construction Managers	$89,680	$63,120	990
56	Financial Risk Specialists	$88,870	$60,370	140
57	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$85,230	$48,860	40
58	Computer Network Support Specialists	$84,250	$45,550	270
59	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$83,930	$50,060	200
60	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$82,940	$48,940	90
61	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$82,700	$65,660	50
62	Mechanical Engineers	$82,610	$59,440	270
63	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$82,590	$59,680	90
64	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$82,300	$50,290	440
65	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$80,870	$61,510	280
66	Chiropractors	$80,300	$41,060	40
67	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$80,130	$49,450	130
68	Industrial Engineers	$79,890	$60,280	710
69	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$79,890	$61,480	540
70	Technical Writers	$79,080	$49,260	70
71	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$78,940	$53,710	90
72	Civil Engineers	$78,860	$55,700	300
73	Postsecondary Communications Teachers	$78,830	$50,380	50
74	Project Management Specialists	$78,770	$46,800	970
75	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$78,730	$63,210	100
76	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$78,200	$43,820	290
77	Registered Nurses	$78,120	$64,580	8,660
78	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$78,100	$46,100	120
79	Dental Hygienists	$78,090	$75,500	400
80	Management Analysts	$77,700	$46,450	850
81	Financial Analysts	$77,080	$58,630	520
82	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$77,040	$46,590	80
83	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$76,610	$48,370	460
84	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$75,900	$38,470	1,550
85	Chemical Technicians	$75,410	$46,640	290
86	Speech-Language Pathologists	$74,950	$54,260	360
87	Writers and Authors	$73,890	$36,600	50
88	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$73,220	$42,500	140
89	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$72,950	$47,400	200
90	Accountants and Auditors	$72,840	$47,180	1,860
91	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$70,750	$46,990	80
92	Other Social Workers	$70,620	$37,810	50
93	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$70,120	$42,000	220
94	Surveyors	$69,220	$42,770	60
95	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$68,860	$46,000	160
96	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$68,290	$48,570	1,370
97	Postsecondary History Teachers	$66,610	$49,400	50
98	Respiratory Therapists	$66,370	$53,890	440
99	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$66,000	$43,820	860
100	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$65,930	$46,500	70

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Winston-Salem, NC – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$195,730
2	General Dentists	$169,620
3	Financial Managers	$131,200
4	Pharmacists	$128,190
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,960
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$127,960
7	Optometrists	$127,910
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$123,710
9	Nurse Practitioners	$121,530
10	Physician Assistants	$121,530

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Winston-Salem, NC – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$207,380
2	General Pediatricians	$153,690
3	General Dentists	$142,280
4	Optometrists	$137,160
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,230
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,860
7	Natural Sciences Managers	$132,050
8	Financial Managers	$131,690
9	Pharmacists	$126,650
10	Marketing Managers	$124,360

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Winston-Salem, NC – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$206,930
2	Natural Sciences Managers	$158,190
3	Chief Executives	$151,090
4	General Pediatricians	$149,490
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$140,020
6	Physicists	$137,660
7	General Dentists	$137,550
8	Financial Managers	$134,430
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,450
10	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$127,720

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