The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical engineers 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 | $71,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $113,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $144,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $144,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $101,430 | 2.24% | 29.91% |
| 2021 | $99,160 | 8.31% | - |
| 2020 | $90,920 | 7.25% | - |
| 2019 | $84,330 | -11.35% | - |
| 2018 | $93,900 | 0.70% | - |
| 2017 | $93,240 | 3.17% | - |
| 2016 | $90,280 | 0.53% | - |
| 2015 | $89,800 | -1.48% | - |
| 2014 | $91,130 | 2.37% | - |
| 2013 | $88,970 | 20.10% | - |
| 2012 | $71,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $101,430 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Winston-Salem is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 23.4 percent (23.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.