How much do Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders make in Greensboro-High Point, NC?

Percentile spread

For Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders, the published 10th percentile is $37,580 and the 90th percentile is $63,170. The difference is $25,590, which is 51.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $45,040 to the 75th at $59,570, covers $14,530.

The mean annual wage is $52,220, which sits above the median of $50,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Greensboro-High Point, NC median is 13.5% lower than the national median of $58,040 for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,035, which is 6.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.1% higher than the North Carolina median of $49,650.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Greensboro-High Point, NC is 92.865, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders at $54,035 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders. Greensboro-High Point, NC ranks 11th of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Winston-Salem, NC is 31 miles away, with a median of $46,980 and employment of 130. That median is 6.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,041, against $54,035 here.
• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $60,080 and employment of 580. That median is 19.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,575, against $54,035 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 77 miles away, with a median of $60,440 and employment of 350. That median is 20.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,575, against $54,035 here.

Employment share

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Greensboro-High Point, NC (770 of 365,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (139,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.35 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.