The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of urban and regional planners 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 | $52,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $86,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners 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 $86,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,640 | 0.73% | 15.98% |
| 2021 | $60,200 | 19.24% | - |
| 2020 | $48,620 | 1.36% | - |
| 2019 | $47,960 | -19.83% | - |
| 2018 | $57,470 | 3.43% | - |
| 2017 | $55,500 | 8.20% | - |
| 2016 | $50,950 | -11.97% | - |
| 2015 | $57,050 | 2.49% | - |
| 2014 | $55,630 | -6.53% | - |
| 2013 | $59,260 | 14.02% | - |
| 2012 | $50,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,640 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Winston-Salem is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Raleigh-Cary and 9.7 percent (9.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.