The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of industrial 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 | $60,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial 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 $115,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,890 | 2.10% | 11.69% |
| 2021 | $78,210 | -2.51% | - |
| 2020 | $80,170 | 1.67% | - |
| 2019 | $78,830 | -1.41% | - |
| 2018 | $79,940 | 0.73% | - |
| 2017 | $79,360 | 0.74% | - |
| 2016 | $78,770 | 2.62% | - |
| 2015 | $76,710 | 3.56% | - |
| 2014 | $73,980 | 1.76% | - |
| 2013 | $72,680 | 2.93% | - |
| 2012 | $70,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,890 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for industrial engineers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial engineers in Winston-Salem is 22.5 percent (22.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 3.7 percent (3.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.