SOC 11-2022 · Greensboro-High Point, NC metro

Sales Managers Salary in Greensboro, NC

The average salary for sales managers in Greensboro, North Carolina is $153,560 a year ($73.83 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $134,760: half of the 1,140 people in this job in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($164,350).

$153,560average per year

$73.83 / hourMedian $134,760Take-home ≈ $110,606

  • $71K10th
  • $95K25th
  • $135KMedian
  • $192K75th
  • $253K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,140people in this job
-7%vs U.S. average
#4 of 15North Carolina metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sales Managers pay range in Greensboro

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $71,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $253,370 or more. The middle half of sales managers in Greensboro earn between $95,200 and $191,610.

  • $71K10th
  • $95K25th
  • $135KMedian
  • $192K75th
  • $253K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$153,560$12,797$73.83
Median$134,760$11,230$64.79
Entry level (25th percentile)$95,200$7,933$45.77
Experienced (75th percentile)$191,610$15,968$92.12

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Sales Managers pay in Greensboro vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Sales managers in Greensboro earn 9% less than the North Carolina average ($168,100) and 7% less than the U.S. average ($164,350). At the median the gap is -9% against the U.S. median of $148,270.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Greensboro$153,560$134,760$71,300$253,3701,140
North Carolina$168,100$150,470$69,350$297,76016,920
United States$164,350$148,270$73,170$290,540637,080

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Sales Managers salary after taxes in Greensboro

On the average salary of $153,560, a single filer in Greensboro takes home about $110,606 a year, or $9,217 a month and $4,254 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Greensboro a good place for sales managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Greensboro area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.9), so the average $153,560 buys what about $165,358 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Greensboro ($46,570). A typical home costs $266,370, or 1.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sales Managers salary in other North Carolina cities

Greensboro ranks 4th of 15 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Durham pays the most ($199,590).

All Sales Managers salaries in North Carolina

Highest-paying cities for sales managers

New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($233,770).

Sales Managers salary by city

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Sales Managers salary in Greensboro: questions

How much do sales managers make an hour in Greensboro?

$73.83 an hour on average, and $64.79 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level sales managers salary in Greensboro?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $71,300 a year and the 25th percentile is $95,200, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the sales managers take-home pay in Greensboro?

About $110,606 a year ($9,217 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $153,560.

Do sales managers earn more in Greensboro than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($164,350).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-2022; area Greensboro-High Point, NC (24660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.76, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.76).

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