Product / project manager · Winston-Salem, NC
Product / project manager in Winston-Salem: $2,117/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median product / project manager wage in Winston-Salem at $79,560 a year. About 1,530 product / project manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $57,810 and the 90th is $131,840. Pay ranks 342nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,117 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Washington, about 246 miles away, at $3,450 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,117
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,560
$57,810 to $131,840
Rent (1 bd)
$1,047
$1,246 (2 bd)
Employment
1,530
Location quotient 0.82
Pay rank
342nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, product / project manager pay of $79,560.
- Taxes$1,504
- Rent$1,047
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$2,117
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,560
- Federal income tax
- −$9,117
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,086
- State income tax (NC)
- −$2,839
- Take-home pay
- $61,517
- Effective tax rate
- 22.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,047
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,009
Left over each month
$6,630 gross, minus $1,504 in tax and $3,009 in living costs.
$2,117
Rank every metro for a product / project manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Washington, $3,450/mo.
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Questions
What does a product / project manager make in Winston-Salem?
$79,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,530 product / project manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a product / project manager in Winston-Salem?
$2,117 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a product / project manager keep more?
Washington, about 246 miles away, leaves $3,450 a month, more than Winston-Salem.