Salary guide, May 2025

Process Engineering Manager pay in Winston-Salem, NC

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The median annual wage for Architectural and Engineering Managers in Winston-Salem, NC was $155,200 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $129,240 and $192,660.

The Winston-Salem, NC median is $16,070 below the national median of $171,270, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 11-9041 Architectural and Engineering Managers

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What should you know about winston-Salem, NC?

Architectural and Engineering Managers in Winston-Salem, NC: median $155,200; published 25th to 75th percentile $129,240 to $192,660.

Annual wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$106,250	$129,240	$155,200	$192,660	$226,230

Architectural and Engineering Managers in Winston-Salem, NC: median $74.61; published 25th to 75th percentile $62.14 to $92.62.

Hourly wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$51.08	$62.14	$74.61	$92.62	$108.76

BLS estimated 200 workers employed in this occupation in Winston-Salem, NC. Location quotient: 0.52.

What should you know about united States?

Architectural and Engineering Managers in U.S.: median $171,270; published 25th to 75th percentile $139,360 to $212,500.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$120,810	$139,360	$171,270	$212,500	$262,760

Architectural and Engineering Managers in U.S.: median $82.34; published 25th to 75th percentile $67.00 to $102.16.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$58.08	$67.00	$82.34	$102.16	$126.33

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

The published Process Engineering Manager median is $155,200. The all-occupations median in Winston-Salem, NC is $46,380. Ratio: 3.35 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.52 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?

Process Engineering Manager in Winston-Salem, NC, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$127,710	$152,630	$175,650
May 2025	$129,240	$155,200	$192,660

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 11-9041 Architectural and Engineering 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 11-9041 Architectural and Engineering Managers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Process Engineering Manager
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$161,720	$137,020 to $180,460
Burlington, NC	$150,080	$125,280 to $171,280

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