The annual salary statistics of chemists in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemists 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 | $46,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $100,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,760 | 6.50% | 7.58% |
| 2021 | $60,550 | -8.31% | - |
| 2020 | $65,580 | -47.50% | - |
| 2019 | $96,730 | 5.28% | - |
| 2018 | $91,620 | -0.12% | - |
| 2017 | $91,730 | 34.75% | - |
| 2016 | $59,850 | -29.01% | - |
| 2015 | $77,210 | 22.48% | - |
| 2012 | $59,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,760 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Winston-Salem is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 8.7 percent (8.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.