How much do Correctional Officers and Jailers make in Greensboro-High Point, NC?

Percentile spread

For Correctional Officers and Jailers, the published 10th percentile is $42,670 and the 90th percentile is $72,250. The difference is $29,580, which is 58.5% 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 $48,970 to the 75th at $62,640, covers $13,670.

The mean annual wage is $55,430, which sits above the median of $50,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Greensboro-High Point, NC median is 14.2% lower than the national median of $58,940 for Correctional Officers and Jailers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,434, which is 7.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the North Carolina median of $50,550.

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 $50,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Correctional Officers and Jailers at $54,434 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Correctional Officers and Jailers. Greensboro-High Point, NC ranks 10th of 27 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 $47,330 and employment of 420. That median is 6.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,422, against $54,434 here.
• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $50,450 and employment of 250. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,705, against $54,434 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 77 miles away, with a median of $54,070 and employment of 1,140. That median is 7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,085, against $54,434 here.

Employment share

Correctional Officers and Jailers accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Greensboro-High Point, NC (540 of 365,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (380,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.60 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.