SOC 49-9043 · Winston-Salem, NC metro

Maintenance Workers, Machinery Salary in Winston-Salem, NC

The average salary for maintenance workers, machinery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is $61,210 a year ($29.43 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,380: half of the 290 people in this job in the Winston-Salem, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($64,610).

$61,210average per year

$29.43 / hourMedian $60,380Take-home ≈ $49,429

  • $46K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $68K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

290people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#3 of 11North Carolina metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Maintenance Workers, Machinery pay range in Winston-Salem

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,310 or more. The middle half of maintenance workers, machinery in Winston-Salem earn between $51,680 and $68,330.

  • $46K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $68K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$61,210$5,101$29.43
Median$60,380$5,032$29.03
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,680$4,307$24.85
Experienced (75th percentile)$68,330$5,694$32.85

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Maintenance Workers, Machinery pay in Winston-Salem vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Maintenance workers, machinery in Winston-Salem earn about the same as the North Carolina average ($61,050) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($64,610). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $60,850.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Winston-Salem$61,210$60,380$46,040$76,310290
North Carolina$61,050$60,580$42,540$78,2304,750
United States$64,610$60,850$42,000$88,55060,020

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary after taxes in Winston-Salem

On the average salary of $61,210, a single filer in Winston-Salem takes home about $49,429 a year, or $4,119 a month and $1,901 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Winston-Salem a good place for maintenance workers, machinery? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Winston-Salem area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.0), so the average $61,210 buys what about $66,502 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Winston-Salem ($46,380). A typical home costs $283,871, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in other North Carolina cities

Winston-Salem ranks 3rd of 11 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Raleigh pays the most ($68,080).

All Maintenance Workers, Machinery salaries in North Carolina

Highest-paying cities for maintenance workers, machinery

Louisville, KY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($111,740).

Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary by city

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in Winston-Salem: questions

How much do maintenance workers, machinery make an hour in Winston-Salem?

$29.43 an hour on average, and $29.03 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level maintenance workers, machinery salary in Winston-Salem?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,040 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,680, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the maintenance workers, machinery take-home pay in Winston-Salem?

About $49,429 a year ($4,119 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $61,210.

Do maintenance workers, machinery earn more in Winston-Salem than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($64,610).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-9043; area Winston-Salem, NC (49180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.79, this job is 2.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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