SOC 29-1241 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric make in Winston-Salem, NC?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric in Winston-Salem, NC is $258,750. The 10th percentile is $215,640 and the 90th percentile is $345,260. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$258,750
- 10th percentile
- $215,640
- 25th percentile
- $215,640
- Median
- $258,750
- 75th percentile
- $345,260
- 90th percentile
- $345,260
- Mean
- $277,530
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric, the published 10th percentile is $215,640 and the 90th percentile is $345,260. The difference is $129,620, which is 50.1% 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 $215,640 to the 75th at $345,260, covers $129,620.
The mean annual wage is $277,530, which sits above the median of $258,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Winston-Salem, NC median is 13.8% lower than the national median of $300,080 for Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric. In 2024 national prices the local median is $281,119, which is 6.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
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 $258,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric at $281,119 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.
Highest-paying jobs in Winston-Salem, NC · Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 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 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric make in Winston-Salem, NC?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric in Winston-Salem, NC is $258,750. The 10th percentile is $215,640 and the 90th percentile is $345,260.
How does that compare with the national median for Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric?
The local median is 13.8% lower than the national median of $300,080.
What is Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 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 $258,750 is $281,119. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.