BLS metro-level wage data places Child, Family, and School Social Workers pay in Greensboro-High Point, NC at a median of $59,780 per year ($28.74/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $59,550, Greensboro-High Point pays same as, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 1,050 child, family, and school social workerss are employed across the Greensboro-High Point MSA in SOC 21-1021.

The Greensboro-High Point pay distribution spans from $45,470 at the 10th percentile to $76,600 at the 90th — a 1.7× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $48,330 and the 75th at $60,320, so half of Greensboro-High Point-based child, family, and school social workerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Greensboro-High Point, NC covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide NC data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.