Greensboro-High Point, NC · SOC 17-1022
Surveyors in Greensboro-High Point
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$76,930
per year in Greensboro-High Point
+2% above
National Median
$75,440
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$36.99/hr
median hourly
Employment
80
jobs in Greensboro-High Point
BLS metro-level wage data places Surveyors pay in Greensboro-High Point, NC at a median of $76,930 per year ($36.99/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $75,440, Greensboro-High Point pays +2% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 80 surveyorss are employed across the Greensboro-High Point MSA in SOC 17-1022.
The Greensboro-High Point pay distribution spans from $47,230 at the 10th percentile to $127,700 at the 90th — a 2.7× 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 $62,590 and the 75th at $98,810, so half of Greensboro-High Point-based surveyorss 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.
Salary Range in Greensboro-High Point
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$47,230
25th Percentile
$62,590
Median
$76,930
75th Percentile
$98,810
90th Percentile
$127,700
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