SOC 51-5113 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Print Binding and Finishing Workers make in Winston-Salem, NC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Print Binding and Finishing Workers in Winston-Salem, NC is $36,320. The 10th percentile is $32,480 and the 90th percentile is $47,080. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$36,320

10th percentile
$32,480
25th percentile
$35,360
Median
$36,320
75th percentile
$43,440
90th percentile
$47,080
Mean
$39,510

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Print Binding and Finishing Workers, the published 10th percentile is $32,480 and the 90th percentile is $47,080. The difference is $14,600, which is 40.2% 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 $35,360 to the 75th at $43,440, covers $8,080.

The mean annual wage is $39,510, which sits above the median of $36,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Winston-Salem, NC median is 14.1% lower than the national median of $42,290 for Print Binding and Finishing Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,460, which is 6.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.2% lower than the North Carolina median of $39,580.

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 $36,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Print Binding and Finishing Workers at $39,460 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Print Binding and Finishing Workers. Winston-Salem, NC ranks 8th of 8 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 $39,580 and employment of 310. That median is 9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,621, against $39,460 here.
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 68 miles away, with a median of $38,880 and employment of 290. That median is 7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,939, against $39,460 here.
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 70 miles away, with a median of $49,110 and employment of 130. That median is 35.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,332, against $39,460 here.

Employment share

Print Binding and Finishing Workers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Winston-Salem, NC (50 of 271,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (33,180 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.86 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 · Print Binding and Finishing Workers 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 Print Binding and Finishing Workers make in Winston-Salem, NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Print Binding and Finishing Workers in Winston-Salem, NC is $36,320. The 10th percentile is $32,480 and the 90th percentile is $47,080. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Print Binding and Finishing Workers?

The local median is 14.1% lower than the national median of $42,290.

What is Print Binding and Finishing Workers 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 $36,320 is $39,460. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Winston-Salem, NC compare with nearby metros for Print Binding and Finishing Workers?

Greensboro-High Point, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 31 miles away, at $39,580. Winston-Salem, NC ranks 8th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.