How much do school employees with the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools earn? The Winston-Salem Journal posted the data for the last four school years. Benefits are not included.
The highest-paid teacher was an AIG (gifted) lead teacher who made $84,489.
Here is a list of the highest-paid employees:
| $ 209,749.80 | SIMINGTON, KENNETH W | INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT |
| $ 145,481.52 | CHILDERS, JOSEPH W | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 143,240.40 | MCANINCH, CHARLES A | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 139,280.28 | ROYAL, JAMES B | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 139,176.00 | GAINEY, PATRICIA A | INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT |
| $ 138,746.52 | MONTAGUE, CAROL F | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 137,599.32 | HARDY, SPENCER L | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 134,599.32 | CRADDOCK, THOMAS B | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 133,999.32 | WEISS, EDWARD V | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 133,279.32 | ALEXANDER, LESLIE A | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 132,276.00 | WALKER, DARRELL W | ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT |
| $ 129,927.12 | CONE, GARY C | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 128,489.76 | HUNTER, SANDRA M | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 126,078.36 | BASS, RODNEY L | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 122,916.00 | SHERRILL, KEVIN S | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER |
| $ 122,333.40 | JENKINS, DIONNE T | CHIEF ATTORNEY |
| $ 121,923.42 | GLADSTONE, DEBRA R | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 119,116.32 | HODGES, LAURA B | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 117,691.80 | WISE, MELITA A | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 115,156.32 | SMITH, ALFREDA M | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 114,294.96 | HEARL II, JOSEPH D | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 113,457.96 | NICHOLS, CHRISTOPHER A | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 111,765.72 | BREWINGTON, WENDY J | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 111,135.36 | POTEAT, DOSSIE A | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 110,236.56 | GENTRY, STEPHANIE J | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 109,516.56 | DIXSON, MATTHEW W | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 108,910.56 | O’NEAL, MICHAEL S | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 108,178.34 | WALKER, MISTY L | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 107,700.72 | CHOPLIN, ANGELA B | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 107,218.44 | GATLING, JOANELL | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 106,740.72 | HILTON, ALESIA B | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 106,524.00 | LOFLIN JR, GARY W | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER |
| $ 105,704.76 | TRIBBY, CELENA C | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 105,585.24 | HUNT, CHARLES R | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 104,895.36 | SMITH DUGGINS, LISA A | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 104,504.76 | RAYMER, ANTHONY N | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 104,040.00 | WARD, MARTHA S | CPO-RESEARCH/EVALUATION |
| $ 103,904.76 | KOCH, LEE P | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 103,788.00 | HOSKINS, ALEXANDRA B | CHIEF OF STAFF |
| $ 103,049.76 | BURNETTE, SHELIA D | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 102,852.24 | WILKINS, PAULA B | PRINCIPAL/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| $ 102,720.20 | BODENHEIMER, LISA S | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 102,496.80 | THOMPSON, BENIKA J | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 102,048.00 | KATO, LIONEL | INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT |
| $ 101,984.76 | WARREN, RAMONA L | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 101,734.66 | GABRIEL, KEISHA L | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 101,729.76 | ASH, ROBERT A | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 101,616.00 | ALLEN, MARY T | CPO-EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN |
| $ 101,009.76 | FRAZIER, CHERYL J | PRINCIPAL |
| $ 100,164.00 | CANNON, DONNA M | INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT |
| $ 100,164.00 | ROSEBORO, KAREN M | INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT |
| $ 100,094.04 | HORTON-BERRY, DONNA R | PRINCIPAL |
