SOC 21-1092 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 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 Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists in Greensboro-High Point, NC is $58,420. The 10th percentile is $45,410 and the 90th percentile is $75,180. Employment is 260.

Median annual wage

$58,420

10th percentile
$45,410
25th percentile
$48,360
Median
$58,420
75th percentile
$66,270
90th percentile
$75,180
Mean
$59,170

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $45,410 and the 90th percentile is $75,180. The difference is $29,770, which is 51.0% 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 $48,360 to the 75th at $66,270, covers $17,910.

The mean annual wage is $59,170, which sits above the median of $58,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Greensboro-High Point, NC median is 11.8% lower than the national median of $66,270 for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,909, which is 5.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.1% lower than the North Carolina median of $62,220.

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 $58,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists at $62,909 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists. Greensboro-High Point, NC ranks 13th of 24 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 $66,270 and employment of 190. That median is 13.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,999, against $62,909 here.
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $54,860 and employment of 170. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,225, against $62,909 here.
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC is 77 miles away, with a median of $65,490 and employment of 340. That median is 12.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,720, against $62,909 here.

Employment share

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Greensboro-High Point, NC (260 of 365,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (89,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.24 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists make in Greensboro-High Point, NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists in Greensboro-High Point, NC is $58,420. The 10th percentile is $45,410 and the 90th percentile is $75,180. Employment is 260.

How does that compare with the national median for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists?

The local median is 11.8% lower than the national median of $66,270.

What is Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 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 $58,420 is $62,909. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Greensboro-High Point, NC compare with nearby metros for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists?

Winston-Salem, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 31 miles away, at $66,270. Greensboro-High Point, NC ranks 13th of 24 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.