Salary guide, May 2025

Program Manager pay in Winston-Salem, NC

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The median annual wage for Project Management Specialists in Winston-Salem, NC was $79,560 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $64,220 and $104,210.

The Winston-Salem, NC median is $22,760 below the national median of $102,320, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-1082 Project Management 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?

Project Management Specialists in Winston-Salem, NC: median $79,560; published 25th to 75th percentile $64,220 to $104,210.

Annual wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$57,810	$64,220	$79,560	$104,210	$131,840

Project Management Specialists in Winston-Salem, NC: median $38.25; published 25th to 75th percentile $30.88 to $50.10.

Hourly wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$27.80	$30.88	$38.25	$50.10	$63.38

BLS estimated 1,530 workers employed in this occupation in Winston-Salem, NC. Location quotient: 0.82.

What should you know about united States?

Project Management Specialists in U.S.: median $102,320; published 25th to 75th percentile $78,440 to $133,100.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$61,580	$78,440	$102,320	$133,100	$167,970

Project Management Specialists in U.S.: median $49.19; published 25th to 75th percentile $37.71 to $63.99.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$29.61	$37.71	$49.19	$63.99	$80.76

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

The published Program Manager median is $79,560. The all-occupations median in Winston-Salem, NC is $46,380. Ratio: 1.72 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.82 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?

Program Manager in Winston-Salem, NC, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$64,290	$80,350	$104,520
May 2025	$64,220	$79,560	$104,210

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 13-1082 Project Management 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 13-1082 Project Management Specialists, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Program Manager
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$99,690	$75,680 to $128,680
Burlington, NC	$83,370	$67,880 to $123,020

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