Salary guide, May 2025

Corporate Controller pay in Winston-Salem, NC

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The median annual wage for Financial Managers in Winston-Salem, NC was $155,030 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $117,660 and $205,690.

The Winston-Salem, NC median is $11,540 below the national median of $166,570, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 11-3031 Financial Managers

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What should you know about winston-Salem, NC?

Financial Managers in Winston-Salem, NC: median $155,030; published 25th to 75th percentile $117,660 to $205,690.

Annual wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$94,520	$117,660	$155,030	$205,690	$301,980

Financial Managers in Winston-Salem, NC: median $74.54; published 25th to 75th percentile $56.57 to $98.89.

Hourly wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$45.44	$56.57	$74.54	$98.89	$145.18

BLS estimated 980 workers employed in this occupation in Winston-Salem, NC. Location quotient: 0.66.

What should you know about united States?

Financial Managers in U.S.: median $166,570; published 25th to 75th percentile $125,490 to $219,980.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$94,310	$125,490	$166,570	$219,980	$323,270

Financial Managers in U.S.: median $80.08; published 25th to 75th percentile $60.33 to $105.76.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$45.34	$60.33	$80.08	$105.76	$155.42

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Corporate Controller median is $155,030. The all-occupations median in Winston-Salem, NC is $46,380. Ratio: 3.34 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.66 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Corporate Controller in Winston-Salem, NC, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$109,010	$140,870	$186,850
May 2025	$117,660	$155,030	$205,690

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-3031 Financial Managers, Winston-Salem, NC. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-3031 Financial Managers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Corporate Controller
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$159,740	$123,340 to $213,800
Burlington, NC	$134,760	$102,820 to $202,180

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