SOC 25-4012 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

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

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Curators in Greensboro-High Point, NC is $55,170. The 10th percentile is $47,560 and the 90th percentile is $82,820. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$55,170

10th percentile
$47,560
25th percentile
$47,560
Median
$55,170
75th percentile
$60,560
90th percentile
$82,820
Mean
$59,680

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Curators, the published 10th percentile is $47,560 and the 90th percentile is $82,820. The difference is $35,260, which is 63.9% 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 $47,560 to the 75th at $60,560, covers $13,000.

The mean annual wage is $59,680, which sits above the median of $55,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Greensboro-High Point, NC median is 13% lower than the national median of $63,420 for Curators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,409, which is 6.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.5% higher than the North Carolina median of $49,470.

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 $55,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Curators at $59,409 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Curators. Greensboro-High Point, NC ranks 5th of 8 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).).

  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $49,240 and employment of 80. That median is 10.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,465, against $59,409 here.
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC is 77 miles away, with a median of $65,670 and employment of 160. That median is 19% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,903, against $59,409 here.
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 82 miles away, with a median of $53,100 and employment of 50. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,547, against $59,409 here.

Employment share

Curators accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Greensboro-High Point, NC (60 of 365,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.10 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Greensboro-High Point, NC · Curators by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

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

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Curators in Greensboro-High Point, NC is $55,170. The 10th percentile is $47,560 and the 90th percentile is $82,820. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Curators?

The local median is 13% lower than the national median of $63,420.

What is Curators pay in Greensboro-High Point, NC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Greensboro-High Point, NC is 92.865, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $55,170 is $59,409. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Greensboro-High Point, NC compare with nearby metros for Curators?

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $49,240. Greensboro-High Point, NC ranks 5th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.