High paying business and finance jobs in Winston-Salem, NC

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Winston-Salem, NC. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Winston-Salem, NC run 8.0% below the national average (2024), so a Winston-Salem, NC salary is worth about 1.09× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Winston-Salem, NC · Employed

1Financial Risk Specialists$131,630
Bachelor's degree
$62,230 – $166,570180
2Personal Financial Advisors$100,560
Bachelor's degree
$45,420 – $496,400590
3Credit Analysts$83,670
Bachelor's degree
$50,410 – $209,300110
4Management Analysts$82,050
Bachelor's degree
$52,860 – $137,390640
5Logisticians$79,930
Bachelor's degree
$57,850 – $111,320360
6Project Management Specialists$79,560
Bachelor's degree
$57,810 – $131,8401,530
7Accountants and Auditors$78,950
Bachelor's degree
$50,020 – $135,9302,030
8Financial and Investment Analysts$78,190
Bachelor's degree
$61,040 – $130,320450
9Insurance Underwriters$75,840
Bachelor's degree
$48,890 – $122,340140
10Fundraisers$75,440
Bachelor's degree
$49,790 – $104,280290
11Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$75,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,220 – $108,8901,430
12Compliance Officers$74,980
Bachelor's degree
$43,720 – $126,850640
13Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$73,320
Bachelor's degree
$38,810 – $130,4201,300
14Loan Officers$73,070
Bachelor's degree
$48,290 – $110,920300
15Financial Specialists, All Other$72,480
Bachelor's degree
$55,860 – $124,990120
16Buyers and Purchasing Agents$71,930
Bachelor's degree
$48,270 – $115,600710
17Cost Estimators$71,220
Bachelor's degree
$36,300 – $106,740540
18Human Resources Specialists$68,540
Bachelor's degree
$45,780 – $117,8401,370
19Business Operations Specialists, All Other$63,560
Bachelor's degree
$45,680 – $118,1101,500
20Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$62,190
Bachelor's degree
$44,480 – $104,970160
21Training and Development Specialists$59,860
Bachelor's degree
$34,660 – $102,930830
22Property Appraisers and Assessors$59,470
Bachelor's degree
$43,220 – $101,19090
23Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$57,930
Bachelor's degree
$34,630 – $88,880190
24Tax Preparers$47,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400 – $75,740150

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianWinston-Salem, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$131,630	$62,230 – $166,570	180
2	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$100,560	$45,420 – $496,400	590
3	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$83,670	$50,410 – $209,300	110
4	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$82,050	$52,860 – $137,390	640
5	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$79,930	$57,850 – $111,320	360
6	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,560	$57,810 – $131,840	1,530
7	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$78,950	$50,020 – $135,930	2,030
8	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$78,190	$61,040 – $130,320	450
9	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$75,840	$48,890 – $122,340	140
10	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$75,440	$49,790 – $104,280	290
11	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,310	$54,220 – $108,890	1,430
12	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$74,980	$43,720 – $126,850	640
13	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$73,320	$38,810 – $130,420	1,300
14	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$73,070	$48,290 – $110,920	300
15	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$72,480	$55,860 – $124,990	120
16	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$71,930	$48,270 – $115,600	710
17	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$71,220	$36,300 – $106,740	540
18	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$68,540	$45,780 – $117,840	1,370
19	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$63,560	$45,680 – $118,110	1,500
20	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$62,190	$44,480 – $104,970	160
21	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$59,860	$34,660 – $102,930	830
22	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$59,470	$43,220 – $101,190	90
23	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$57,930	$34,630 – $88,880	190
24	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,860	$36,400 – $75,740	150

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Winston-Salem, NC. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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