How much do Musicians and Singers make in Greensboro-High Point, NC?

Percentile spread

For Musicians and Singers, the published 10th percentile is $17.50 and the 90th percentile is $58.89. The difference is $41.39, which is 93.4% 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 $44.31 to the 75th at $44.31, covers $0.00.

The mean hourly wage is $42.33, which sits below the median of $44.31. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Greensboro-High Point, NC median is 7.3% lower than the national median of $47.80 for Musicians and Singers.

It is 23.6% lower than the North Carolina median of $57.96.

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 $44.31 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Musicians and Singers at $47.71 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a hourly median for Musicians and Singers. Greensboro-High Point, NC ranks 5th of 7 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 $58.88 and employment of 70. That median is 32.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63.97, against $47.71 here.
• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $28.56 and employment of 40. That median is 35.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29.27, against $47.71 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 82 miles away, with a median of $63.36 and employment of 230. That median is 43% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65.09, against $47.71 here.

Employment share

Musicians and Singers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Greensboro-High Point, NC (40 of 365,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (36,180 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.47 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.