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Software Developer Salary in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of software developers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of software developers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Software Developers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$70,350
25th Percentile Wage
$94,060
50th Percentile Wage
$118,500
75th Percentile Wage
$133,990
90th Percentile Wage
$163,020

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software developers 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 $163,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $118,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,350.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of software developers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$118,500
12.68% 12.68%
2021
$103,470
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Table 2. Compare Software Developer Salary in Winston-Salem with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $118,500 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for software developers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of software developers in Winston-Salem is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 18.7 percent (18.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Durham-Chapel Hill
$129,990
Raleigh-Cary
$129,520
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$120,590
Winston-Salem
$118,500
New Bern
$113,970
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$113,850
Greensboro-High Point
$111,360
Burlington
$107,890
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$107,750
Asheville
$105,430
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$103,910
Wilmington
$103,680
Fayetteville
$102,740
Jacksonville
$102,600
Rocky Mount
$100,190
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$99,810
Greenville
$99,160
Goldsboro
$96,340

See also: Top paying jobs in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.