Salary guide, May 2025

Environmental Permitting Specialist pay in Winston-Salem, NC

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The median annual wage for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Winston-Salem, NC was $80,280 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $66,820 and $98,840.

The Winston-Salem, NC median is $9,870 below the national median of $90,150, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 19-5011 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about winston-Salem, NC?

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Winston-Salem, NC: median $80,280; published 25th to 75th percentile $66,820 to $98,840.

Annual wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$53,820	$66,820	$80,280	$98,840	$119,390

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Winston-Salem, NC: median $38.60; published 25th to 75th percentile $32.12 to $47.52.

Hourly wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$25.88	$32.12	$38.60	$47.52	$57.40

BLS estimated 270 workers employed in this occupation in Winston-Salem, NC. Location quotient: 1.11.

What should you know about united States?

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in U.S.: median $90,150; published 25th to 75th percentile $69,560 to $111,690.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$55,000	$69,560	$90,150	$111,690	$134,950

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in U.S.: median $43.34; published 25th to 75th percentile $33.44 to $53.70.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$26.44	$33.44	$43.34	$53.70	$64.88

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

The published Environmental Permitting Specialist median is $80,280. The all-occupations median in Winston-Salem, NC is $46,380. Ratio: 1.73 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.11 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?

Environmental Permitting Specialist in Winston-Salem, NC, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$62,870	$76,820	$101,390
May 2025	$66,820	$80,280	$98,840

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 19-5011 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, 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 19-5011 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Environmental Permitting Specialist
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$84,430	$69,540 to $104,450
Burlington, NC	$79,430	$65,720 to $101,410

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