Mechanical Engineer salary in Winston-Salem, NC

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings in the Winston-Salem, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mocksville, Thomasville, Winston Salem.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$101,000
Middle 50%$82k–$120k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $108,000
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,622 and $130,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,189
25th$82,000
50th (median)$101,000
75th$120,000
90th$124,600

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $79,000 (14 filings) FY2021: median $84,647 (12 filings) FY2023: median $86,666 (12 filings) FY2024: median $90,000 (15 filings) FY2025: median $101,477 (12 filings) FY2026: median $101,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 15
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$79,000$77,022$98,23914
FY2021$84,647$75,837$100,46512
FY2022–––8
FY2023$86,666$80,517$98,42612
FY2024$90,000$84,637$107,67215
FY2025$101,477$83,647$120,00012
FY2026$101,000$82,000$120,00013

Cost of living

Winston-Salem's median Mechanical Engineer salary of $101,000 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 Mechanical Engineers in the Winston-Salem, NC area earned a median of $95,600 in May 2025 (480 employed). The H-1B median here is $101,000, 6% higher.

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
TE Connectivity$120,00011
B/E Aerospacetoo few9
Brintertoo 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 too few 5
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV $120,000 12

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$106,954$120,00012

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.