The annual salary statistics of editors in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of editors 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 | $33,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $90,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors 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 $90,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $52,500 | -10.00% | 23.31% |
| 2021 | $57,750 | 22.10% | - |
| 2019 | $44,990 | -4.07% | - |
| 2018 | $46,820 | -11.11% | - |
| 2017 | $52,020 | -0.94% | - |
| 2016 | $52,510 | 8.36% | - |
| 2015 | $48,120 | 5.74% | - |
| 2014 | $45,360 | -7.50% | - |
| 2013 | $48,760 | 17.43% | - |
| 2012 | $40,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,500 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for editors in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of editors in Winston-Salem is 27.7 percent (27.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Raleigh-Cary and 29.2 percent (29.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.