Elementary School Teacher salary in Winston-Salem, NC

Based on 54 certified H-1B filings in the Winston-Salem, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Thomasville, Lexington, Winston Salem.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$54,762
Middle 50%$46.7k–$58k
vs. national median−11%comparison median $61,479
Filings54FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $42,690 and $60,446.
PercentileSalary
10th$42,690
25th$46,678
50th (median)$54,762
75th$57,970
90th$58,780

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $50k $60k FY2021: median $45,899 (12 filings) FY2022: median $48,107 (32 filings) FY2023: median $51,210 (30 filings) FY2024: median $49,500 (24 filings) FY2025: median $55,620 (21 filings) FY2026: median $52,877 (33 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 32 filings FY22 FY2023: 30 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 21 filings FY25 FY2026: 33 filings FY26 33
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–––8
FY2021$45,899$43,767$53,44012
FY2022$48,107$42,998$53,22032
FY2023$51,210$46,594$57,08030
FY2024$49,500$46,108$56,29524
FY2025$55,620$49,775$58,78021
FY2026$52,877$42,690$57,97033

Cost of living

Winston-Salem's median Elementary School Teacher salary of $54,762 is worth about $59,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the Winston-Salem, NC area earned a median of $56,510 in May 2025 (2,220 employed). The H-1B median here is $54,762, 3% 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
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools$57,97036
Quality Education Academytoo few6
Thomasville City Schoolstoo few6
Lexington City Schoolstoo few5

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $44,150 23
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV $57,970 19

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$42,690$44,15023
Expert · Level IV$57,970$57,97019

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.