Industrial Engineer salary in Winston-Salem, NC

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings in the Winston-Salem, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lexington, Advance, Kernersville, Linwood, Rural Hall.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$94,141
Middle 50%$83.3k–$107.8k
vs. national median−13%comparison median $108,706
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,842 and $162,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$81,162
25th$83,273
50th (median)$94,141
75th$107,780
90th$125,000

Cost of living

Winston-Salem's median Industrial Engineer salary of $94,141 is worth about $102,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Engineers in the Winston-Salem, NC area earned a median of $97,760 in May 2025 (750 employed). The H-1B median here is $94,141, 4% 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
B/E Aerospacetoo few7
Siemenstoo few5
ProKidneytoo few2
TE Connectivitytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $90,000 11
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$81,162$90,00011

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.