How much do Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders make in Winston-Salem, NC?

Percentile spread

For Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders, the published 10th percentile is $30,160 and the 90th percentile is $46,800. The difference is $16,640, which is 45.0% 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 $35,750 to the 75th at $40,800, covers $5,050.

The mean annual wage is $38,590, which sits above the median of $37,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Winston-Salem, NC median is 3.1% lower than the national median of $38,180 for Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,209, which is 5.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% lower than the North Carolina median of $37,610.

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 $37,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders at $40,209 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders. Winston-Salem, NC ranks 6th of 7 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 $39,600 and employment of 230. That median is 7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,643, against $40,209 here.
• Burlington, NC is 53 miles away, with a median of $35,400 and employment of 110. That median is 4.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,984, against $40,209 here.
• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 65 miles away, with a median of $38,990 and employment of 120. That median is 5.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,063, against $40,209 here.

Employment share

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Winston-Salem, NC (70 of 271,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (5,310 of 155,495,730). The local share is 7.54 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.