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SOC 31-9099 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other — Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem, NC · 10 metro areas compared

$44,290 /year
$21.29per hour
180jobs in area
−8.5%vs US median

The median wage for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other in Winston-Salem, NC is $44,290 per year, 8.5% below the national median of $48,430.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $48,43010TH$37,760MEDIAN$44,29075TH$50,78090TH$62,690

How pay has moved

$79,950$19,4702019202020212022202320242025$44,290
$29,550 in 2019 to $44,290 in 2025, +49.9% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+3.5%
Openings per year
14,400
Typical entry-level education
High school diploma or equivalent

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Winston-Salem, NC.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other in Winston-Salem, NC is $44,290 per year, 8.5% below the national median of $48,430. Pay ranges from under $37,760 at the tenth percentile to more than $62,690 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $39,690 to $50,780.

Employment stands at 180, or 0.6 jobs per thousand held locally. Fayetteville leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $57,390. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 336th of 468 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Winston-Salem, NC · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$37,760−22.0%
25th$39,690−18.0%
Median (50th)$44,290−8.5%
75th$50,780+4.9%
90th$62,690+29.4%
Mean$46,960−3.0%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in North Carolina

Median annual wage for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Fayetteville$57,390410
2Jacksonville$56,62070
3Greenville$53,66050
4Asheville$48,950150
5Charlotte$47,830440
6Greensboro$47,09080
7Raleigh$45,940310
8Wilmington$44,52060
9Durham$43,220250
10Hickory$39,96070

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Winston-Salem run 8.0% below the national average, so the median of $44,290 goes as far as $48,141 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 0.6% below the national median in real terms.

Published median

$44,290as reported by BLS

Local price level

92.0US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$48,141US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $44,290 a year, 8.5% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $37,760 to $62,690 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 180 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Fayetteville, at $57,390.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other in Winston-Salem, NC?

The median annual wage is $44,290, or $21.29 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $48,430, so pay in Winston-Salem, NC is 8.5% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Winston-Salem, NC earns more than $62,690 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $37,760 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Fayetteville, at $57,390 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 180 jobs in this occupation in Winston-Salem, NC. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other Salary in Winston-Salem, NC (2025): $44,290 Median | Salary Explorer