SOC 29-1214 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Emergency Medicine Physicians make in Winston-Salem, NC?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Emergency Medicine Physicians in Winston-Salem, NC is $319,170. The 10th percentile is $171,100 and the 90th percentile is $319,170. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$319,170
- 10th percentile
- $171,100
- 25th percentile
- $319,170
- Median
- $319,170
- 75th percentile
- $319,170
- 90th percentile
- $319,170
- Mean
- $299,150
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Emergency Medicine Physicians, the published 10th percentile is $171,100 and the 90th percentile is $319,170. The difference is $148,070, which is 46.4% 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 $319,170 to the 75th at $319,170, covers $0.
The mean annual wage is $299,150, which sits below the median of $319,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Winston-Salem, NC median is 4.9% lower than the national median of $335,550 for Emergency Medicine Physicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $346,762, which is 3.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 5.9% lower than the North Carolina median of $339,350.
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 $319,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Emergency Medicine Physicians at $346,762 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Emergency Medicine Physicians. Winston-Salem, NC ranks 2nd of 3 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).).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 68 miles away, with a median of $195,770 and employment of 110. That median is 38.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $201,103, against $346,762 here.
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 200 miles away, with a median of $531,340 and employment of 40. That median is 66.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $600,914, against $346,762 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Winston-Salem, NC · Emergency Medicine Physicians 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 Emergency Medicine Physicians make in Winston-Salem, NC?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Emergency Medicine Physicians in Winston-Salem, NC is $319,170. The 10th percentile is $171,100 and the 90th percentile is $319,170.
How does that compare with the national median for Emergency Medicine Physicians?
The local median is 4.9% lower than the national median of $335,550.
What is Emergency Medicine Physicians 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 $319,170 is $346,762. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Winston-Salem, NC compare with nearby metros for Emergency Medicine Physicians?
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 68 miles away, at $195,770. Winston-Salem, NC ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.