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How much do Editors make in Winston-Salem, NC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Editors in Winston-Salem, NC is $63,130. The 10th percentile is $42,240 and the 90th percentile is $102,720. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$63,130

10th percentile
$42,240
25th percentile
$48,620
Median
$63,130
75th percentile
$80,050
90th percentile
$102,720
Mean
$68,830

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Editors, the published 10th percentile is $42,240 and the 90th percentile is $102,720. The difference is $60,480, which is 95.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $48,620 to the 75th at $80,050, covers $31,430.

The mean annual wage is $68,830, which sits above the median of $63,130. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Winston-Salem, NC median is 19% lower than the national median of $77,920 for Editors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,588, which is 12% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.4% lower than the North Carolina median of $73,740.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Winston-Salem, NC is 92.043, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,130 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Editors at $68,588 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Editors. Winston-Salem, NC ranks 10th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Greensboro-High Point, NC is 31 miles away, with a median of $66,540 and employment of 110. That median is 5.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,652, against $68,588 here.
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 68 miles away, with a median of $77,730 and employment of 510. That median is 23.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,848, against $68,588 here.
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 70 miles away, with a median of $80,410 and employment of 220. That median is 27.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,411, against $68,588 here.

Employment share

Editors accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Winston-Salem, NC (70 of 271,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (91,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.44 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Winston-Salem, NC · Editors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Editors make in Winston-Salem, NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Editors in Winston-Salem, NC is $63,130. The 10th percentile is $42,240 and the 90th percentile is $102,720. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Editors?

The local median is 19% lower than the national median of $77,920.

What is Editors pay in Winston-Salem, NC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Winston-Salem, NC is 92.043, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $63,130 is $68,588. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Winston-Salem, NC compare with nearby metros for Editors?

Greensboro-High Point, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 31 miles away, at $66,540. Winston-Salem, NC ranks 10th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.