Data Scientist salary in Winston-Salem, NC

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings in the Winston-Salem, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Winston Salem, Kernersville, Pfafftown.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$100,984
Middle 50%$82.8k–$108.5k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $123,531
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,215 and $146,831.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,812
25th$82,840
50th (median)$100,984
75th$108,541
90th$116,691

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2023: median $84,958 (16 filings) FY2024: median $89,845 (20 filings) FY2025: median $101,150 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 20
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––4
FY2021–––3
FY2022–––6
FY2023$84,958$76,671$98,00016
FY2024$89,845$89,648$108,30820
FY2025$101,150$82,680$110,84615
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Winston-Salem's median Data Scientist salary of $100,984 is worth about $109,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Winston-Salem = 92.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Winston-Salem, NC area earned a median of $101,570 in May 2025 (300 employed). The H-1B median here is $100,984, 1% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centertoo few4
Inmartoo few3
E-Giants Technologiestoo few2
Inmar Brand Solutionstoo few2
Integrity Accounting Services Grouptoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $101,150 11
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$82,160$101,15011

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.