The annual salary statistics of carpenters in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of carpenters 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 | $28,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for carpenters 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 $54,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of carpenters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $42,340 | 9.21% | 25.27% |
| 2021 | $38,440 | 1.17% | - |
| 2020 | $37,990 | 0.97% | - |
| 2019 | $37,620 | 3.22% | - |
| 2018 | $36,410 | 7.58% | - |
| 2017 | $33,650 | -2.32% | - |
| 2016 | $34,430 | 1.37% | - |
| 2015 | $33,960 | 0.38% | - |
| 2014 | $33,830 | 6.80% | - |
| 2013 | $31,530 | -0.35% | - |
| 2012 | $31,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,340 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for carpenters in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of carpenters in Winston-Salem is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Raleigh-Cary and 9.1 percent (9.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.