Education Administrators, Postsecondary in the Greensboro-High Point Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Education Administrators, Postsecondary pay in Greensboro-High Point, NC at a median of $105,180 per year ($50.57/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $104,590, the metro estimate is +1% above. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 380 education administrators, postsecondary are employed across the Greensboro-High Point MSA in SOC 11-9033.

The Greensboro-High Point pay distribution spans from $65,330 at the 10th percentile to $228,560 at the 90th, a 3.5× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $81,840 and the 75th at $168,910, so half of Greensboro-High Point-based education administrators, postsecondary earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. 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. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide NC estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.