SOC 51-3099 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Food Processing Workers, All Other 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 Food Processing Workers, All Other in Greensboro-High Point, NC is $36,660. The 10th percentile is $32,210 and the 90th percentile is $40,970. Employment is 270.

Median annual wage

$36,660

10th percentile
$32,210
25th percentile
$34,640
Median
$36,660
75th percentile
$37,220
90th percentile
$40,970
Mean
$36,890

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Food Processing Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $32,210 and the 90th percentile is $40,970. The difference is $8,760, which is 23.9% 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 $34,640 to the 75th at $37,220, covers $2,580.

The mean annual wage is $36,890, which sits above the median of $36,660. 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 $39,680 for Food Processing Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,477, 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 1.9% lower than the North Carolina median of $37,360.

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 $36,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Processing Workers, All Other at $39,477 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Processing Workers, All Other. Greensboro-High Point, NC ranks 10th of 16 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).).

  • Burlington, NC is 22 miles away, with a median of $39,800 and employment of 50. That median is 8.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,706, against $39,477 here.
  • Winston-Salem, NC is 31 miles away, with a median of $36,380 and employment of 130. That median is 0.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,525, against $39,477 here.
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $37,550 and employment of 50. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,484, against $39,477 here.

Employment share

Food Processing Workers, All Other accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Greensboro-High Point, NC (270 of 365,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (65,000 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.77 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 · Food Processing Workers, All Other 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 Food Processing Workers, All Other make in Greensboro-High Point, NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Food Processing Workers, All Other in Greensboro-High Point, NC is $36,660. The 10th percentile is $32,210 and the 90th percentile is $40,970. Employment is 270.

How does that compare with the national median for Food Processing Workers, All Other?

The local median is 7.6% lower than the national median of $39,680.

What is Food Processing Workers, All Other 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 $36,660 is $39,477. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Greensboro-High Point, NC compare with nearby metros for Food Processing Workers, All Other?

Burlington, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 22 miles away, at $39,800. Greensboro-High Point, NC ranks 10th of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.