SOC 29-1215 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Family 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 Family Medicine Physicians in Winston-Salem, NC is $309,990. The 10th percentile is $171,780 and the 90th percentile is $322,310. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$309,990
- 10th percentile
- $171,780
- 25th percentile
- $235,200
- Median
- $309,990
- 75th percentile
- $309,990
- 90th percentile
- $322,310
- Mean
- $267,790
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Family Medicine Physicians, the published 10th percentile is $171,780 and the 90th percentile is $322,310. The difference is $150,530, which is 48.6% 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 $235,200 to the 75th at $309,990, covers $74,790.
The mean annual wage is $267,790, which sits below the median of $309,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Winston-Salem, NC median is 27% higher than the national median of $244,180 for Family Medicine Physicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $336,788, which is 37.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 44% higher than the North Carolina median of $215,230.
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 $309,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Family Medicine Physicians at $336,788 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Family Medicine Physicians. Winston-Salem, NC ranks 3rd of 21 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 $207,820 and employment of 100. That median is 33% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $223,787, against $336,788 here.
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 65 miles away, with a median of $206,360 and employment of 30. That median is 33.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $233,212, against $336,788 here.
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 68 miles away, with a median of $269,270 and employment of 280. That median is 13.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $276,606, against $336,788 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Winston-Salem, NC · Family 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 Family Medicine Physicians make in Winston-Salem, NC?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Family Medicine Physicians in Winston-Salem, NC is $309,990. The 10th percentile is $171,780 and the 90th percentile is $322,310.
How does that compare with the national median for Family Medicine Physicians?
The local median is 27% higher than the national median of $244,180.
What is Family 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 $309,990 is $336,788. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Winston-Salem, NC compare with nearby metros for Family Medicine Physicians?
Greensboro-High Point, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 31 miles away, at $207,820. Winston-Salem, NC ranks 3rd of 21 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.