How much do Engine and Other Machine Assemblers make in Winston-Salem, NC?

Percentile spread

For Engine and Other Machine Assemblers, the published 10th percentile is $38,500 and the 90th percentile is $94,930. The difference is $56,430, which is 116.2% 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 $38,500 to the 75th at $78,000, covers $39,500.

The mean annual wage is $60,020, which sits above the median of $48,580. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Winston-Salem, NC median is 9.6% lower than the national median of $53,710 for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,780, which is 1.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.2% higher than the North Carolina median of $45,750.

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 $48,580 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engine and Other Machine Assemblers at $52,780 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers. Winston-Salem, NC ranks 2nd of 4 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 $40,800 and employment of 160. That median is 16% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,911, against $52,780 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 151 miles away, with a median of $46,950 and employment of 1,020. That median is 3.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,343, against $52,780 here.
• Richmond, VA is 185 miles away, with a median of $59,570 and employment of 40. That median is 22.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,874, against $52,780 here.

Employment share

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Winston-Salem, NC (150 of 271,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (34,000 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.52 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.