How much do Chemical Technicians make in Greensboro-High Point, NC?

Percentile spread

For Chemical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $39,930 and the 90th percentile is $83,880. The difference is $43,950, which is 78.8% 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 $47,580 to the 75th at $71,870, covers $24,290.

The mean annual wage is $59,320, which sits above the median of $55,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Greensboro-High Point, NC median is 7.6% lower than the national median of $60,390 for Chemical Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,087, which is 0.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.5% lower than the North Carolina median of $59,030.

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 $55,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemical Technicians at $60,087 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 Technicians. Greensboro-High Point, NC ranks 10th 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 $68,630 and employment of 90. That median is 23% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,563, against $60,087 here.
• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $64,500 and employment of 370. That median is 15.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,105, against $60,087 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 77 miles away, with a median of $63,640 and employment of 280. That median is 14.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,835, against $60,087 here.

Employment share

Chemical Technicians accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Greensboro-High Point, NC (200 of 365,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (57,540 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.48 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.