The annual salary statistics of athletic trainers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of athletic trainers in Winston-Salem is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $38,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for athletic trainers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of athletic trainers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,400 | 2.46% | 19.26% |
| 2021 | $47,210 | 4.79% | - |
| 2020 | $44,950 | 3.76% | - |
| 2019 | $43,260 | -0.51% | - |
| 2018 | $43,480 | 10.12% | - |
| 2014 | $39,080 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $39,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,400 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for athletic trainers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of athletic trainers in Winston-Salem is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Raleigh-Cary and 16.4 percent (16.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.