Elementary School Teachers salary in Winston-Salem, NC

Median pay for elementary school teachers in Winston-Salem, NC: $51,100/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $40,180 – $63,460 · about 2,530 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($62,430) by −$11,330 (-18%).

What it's really worth in Winston-Salem

With Winston-Salem's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $51,100 has the buying power of about $55,785 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $60,145 · median home $283,871 · median rent $1,546/mo.

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How Winston-Salem ranks for this job

On raw pay, Winston-Salem, NC is 161st of the 187 metros we hold elementary school teachers wages for. Once Winston-Salem's cost of living is applied, it ranks 157th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Winston-Salem sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Winston-Salem

A median home in Winston-Salem, NC costs $283,871 — about 5.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,546/mo works out at 36% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where elementary school teachers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Winston-Salem.

Metro	Median pay	vs Winston-Salem	Rent vs Winston-Salem
Merced, CA	$105,090	+106%	1.3×
San Francisco, CA	$103,440	+102%	2.1×
Oxnard, CA	$103,350	+102%	1.9×
Modesto, CA	$101,210	+98%	1.3×

Same job elsewhere in NC

Metro	Median pay	vs Winston-Salem	Rent vs Winston-Salem
Charlotte, NC	$57,930	+13%	1.1×
Raleigh, NC	$56,930	+11%	1.1×
Durham, NC	$51,740	+1%	1.1×
Greensboro, NC	$50,500	−1%	0.9×

Staying in NC keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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