Salary guide, May 2025

Packaging Supervisor pay in Winston-Salem, NC

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Winston-Salem, NC was $68,670 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $55,500 and $84,920.

The Winston-Salem, NC median is $5,780 below the national median of $74,450, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

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?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Winston-Salem, NC: median $68,670; published 25th to 75th percentile $55,500 to $84,920.

Annual wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$46,320	$55,500	$68,670	$84,920	$101,270

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Winston-Salem, NC: median $33.01; published 25th to 75th percentile $26.68 to $40.83.

Hourly wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.27	$26.68	$33.01	$40.83	$48.69

BLS estimated 1,710 workers employed in this occupation in Winston-Salem, NC. Location quotient: 1.46.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $74,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,630 to $91,680.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,130	$58,630	$74,450	$91,680	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $35.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.19 to $44.08.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.66	$28.19	$35.79	$44.08	$52.28

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

The published Packaging Supervisor median is $68,670. The all-occupations median in Winston-Salem, NC is $46,380. Ratio: 1.48 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.46 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 Supervisor in Winston-Salem, NC, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$53,870	$66,640	$81,070
May 2025	$55,500	$68,670	$84,920

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 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, 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 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Packaging Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$66,050	$56,430 to $81,170
Burlington, NC	$63,690	$51,030 to $82,420

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