Salary guide, May 2025

Packaging Development Engineer pay in Winston-Salem, NC

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The median annual wage for Mechanical Engineers in Winston-Salem, NC was $95,600 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $77,650 and $114,010.

The Winston-Salem, NC median is $8,510 below the national median of $104,110, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 17-2141 Mechanical Engineers

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?

Mechanical Engineers in Winston-Salem, NC: median $95,600; published 25th to 75th percentile $77,650 to $114,010.

Annual wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$62,560	$77,650	$95,600	$114,010	$137,370

Mechanical Engineers in Winston-Salem, NC: median $45.96; published 25th to 75th percentile $37.33 to $54.81.

Hourly wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$30.08	$37.33	$45.96	$54.81	$66.04

BLS estimated 480 workers employed in this occupation in Winston-Salem, NC. Location quotient: 0.92.

What should you know about united States?

Mechanical Engineers in U.S.: median $104,110; published 25th to 75th percentile $84,130 to $132,590.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$73,990	$84,130	$104,110	$132,590	$164,340

Mechanical Engineers in U.S.: median $50.05; published 25th to 75th percentile $40.45 to $63.75.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$35.57	$40.45	$50.05	$63.75	$79.01

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

The published Packaging Development Engineer median is $95,600. The all-occupations median in Winston-Salem, NC is $46,380. Ratio: 2.06 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.92 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?

Packaging Development Engineer in Winston-Salem, NC, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$73,460	$87,970	$108,820
May 2025	$77,650	$95,600	$114,010

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 17-2141 Mechanical Engineers, 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 17-2141 Mechanical Engineers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Packaging Development Engineer
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$109,540	$88,850 to $137,040
Burlington, NC	$95,870	$80,410 to $115,940

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