High paying business and finance jobs in Greensboro-High Point, NC

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Greensboro-High Point, NC. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Greensboro-High Point, NC run 7.1% below the national average (2024), so a Greensboro-High Point, NC salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Greensboro-High Point, NC · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$126,310
Bachelor's degree
$58,230 – $278,130580
2Project Management Specialists$99,690
Bachelor's degree
$59,160 – $154,9302,080
3Management Analysts$95,000
Bachelor's degree
$35,990 – $140,370940
4Financial and Investment Analysts$80,280
Bachelor's degree
$56,830 – $133,450630
5Accountants and Auditors$80,170
Bachelor's degree
$52,710 – $136,3103,300
6Credit Analysts$79,950
Bachelor's degree
$53,810 – $136,690160
7Insurance Underwriters$75,930
Bachelor's degree
$49,220 – $121,690150
8Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$74,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,560 – $108,380370
9Business Operations Specialists, All Other$74,380
Bachelor's degree
$44,280 – $130,4801,890
10Logisticians$74,290
Bachelor's degree
$45,650 – $111,910520
11Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$74,060
Bachelor's degree
$42,150 – $130,9502,000
12Property Appraisers and Assessors$73,970
Bachelor's degree
$47,760 – $106,370150
13Financial Specialists, All Other$73,950
Bachelor's degree
$51,500 – $128,760180
14Cost Estimators$73,410
Bachelor's degree
$44,730 – $120,100600
15Buyers and Purchasing Agents$72,540
Bachelor's degree
$47,020 – $118,2801,170
16Compliance Officers$71,850
Bachelor's degree
$43,360 – $122,930620
17Human Resources Specialists$67,660
Bachelor's degree
$47,490 – $103,9202,630
18Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$66,860
Bachelor's degree
$47,580 – $105,050260
19Fundraisers$65,490
Bachelor's degree
$45,890 – $109,830270
20Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$64,350
Bachelor's degree
$47,040 – $119,430150
21Training and Development Specialists$62,740
Bachelor's degree
$33,080 – $105,5301,300
22Loan Officers$58,400
Bachelor's degree
$48,890 – $105,920970
23Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$49,990
Bachelor's degree
$32,420 – $80,080270
24Tax Preparers$45,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,030 – $78,190150

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianGreensboro-High Point, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$126,310	$58,230 – $278,130	580
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$99,690	$59,160 – $154,930	2,080
3	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,000	$35,990 – $140,370	940
4	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$80,280	$56,830 – $133,450	630
5	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$80,170	$52,710 – $136,310	3,300
6	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$79,950	$53,810 – $136,690	160
7	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$75,930	$49,220 – $121,690	150
8	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,630	$50,560 – $108,380	370
9	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$74,380	$44,280 – $130,480	1,890
10	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$74,290	$45,650 – $111,910	520
11	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,060	$42,150 – $130,950	2,000
12	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$73,970	$47,760 – $106,370	150
13	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$73,950	$51,500 – $128,760	180
14	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$73,410	$44,730 – $120,100	600
15	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$72,540	$47,020 – $118,280	1,170
16	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$71,850	$43,360 – $122,930	620
17	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$67,660	$47,490 – $103,920	2,630
18	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$66,860	$47,580 – $105,050	260
19	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$65,490	$45,890 – $109,830	270
20	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$64,350	$47,040 – $119,430	150
21	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$62,740	$33,080 – $105,530	1,300
22	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$58,400	$48,890 – $105,920	970
23	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$49,990	$32,420 – $80,080	270
24	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,250	$30,030 – $78,190	150

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Greensboro-High Point, NC. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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