Salary guide, May 2025

Sanitation Technician pay in Winston-Salem, NC

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The median annual wage for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Winston-Salem, NC was $34,150 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $28,180 and $36,400.

The Winston-Salem, NC median is $2,690 below the national median of $36,840, both from BLS May 2025.

Closest proxy · SOC 37-2011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Sanitation Technician is shown within the broader published occupation. BLS does not separate this plant-specific title, seniority, shift, process or credential. Compare the duties with the SOC definition before using the range.

What should you know about winston-Salem, NC?

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Winston-Salem, NC: median $34,150; published 25th to 75th percentile $28,180 to $36,400.

Annual wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$25,780	$28,180	$34,150	$36,400	$38,710

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Winston-Salem, NC: median $16.42; published 25th to 75th percentile $13.55 to $17.50.

Hourly wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$12.39	$13.55	$16.42	$17.50	$18.61

BLS estimated 3,010 workers employed in this occupation in Winston-Salem, NC. Location quotient: 0.78.

What should you know about united States?

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in U.S.: median $36,840; published 25th to 75th percentile $32,240 to $44,060.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$28,640	$32,240	$36,840	$44,060	$50,270

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in U.S.: median $17.71; published 25th to 75th percentile $15.50 to $21.18.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$13.77	$15.50	$17.71	$21.18	$24.17

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

The published Sanitation Technician median is $34,150. The all-occupations median in Winston-Salem, NC is $46,380. Ratio: 0.74 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.78 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?

Sanitation Technician in Winston-Salem, NC, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$27,310	$30,670	$35,690
May 2025	$28,180	$34,150	$36,400

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 37-2011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, 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 37-2011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Sanitation Technician
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$34,520	$28,810 to $36,830
Burlington, NC	$35,250	$29,730 to $38,960

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