How much do Computer Programmers make in Greensboro-High Point, NC?

Percentile spread

For Computer Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $56,260 and the 90th percentile is $122,750. The difference is $66,490, which is 78.5% 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 $73,380 to the 75th at $93,460, covers $20,080.

The mean annual wage is $87,360, which sits above the median of $84,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Greensboro-High Point, NC median is 15.6% lower than the national median of $100,390 for Computer Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,208, which is 9.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.5% higher than the North Carolina median of $81,070.

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 $84,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Programmers at $91,208 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Programmers. Greensboro-High Point, NC ranks 12th of 15 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 $83,760 and employment of 230. That median is 1.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,001, against $91,208 here.
• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $105,160 and employment of 450. That median is 24.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,777, against $91,208 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 82 miles away, with a median of $84,720 and employment of 670. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,028, against $91,208 here.

Employment share

Computer Programmers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Greensboro-High Point, NC (190 of 365,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (92,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.88 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.