How much do Coaches and Scouts make in Columbus, GA-AL?

Percentile spread

For Coaches and Scouts, the published 10th percentile is $17,720 and the 90th percentile is $69,390. The difference is $51,670, which is 143.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $26,300 to the 75th at $50,230, covers $23,930.

The mean annual wage is $41,150, which sits above the median of $36,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, GA-AL median is 23.7% lower than the national median of $47,320 for Coaches and Scouts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,439, which is 14.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 25.1% lower than the Georgia median of $48,210.

Columbus, GA-AL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Georgia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, GA-AL is 89.296, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Coaches and Scouts at $40,439 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Coaches and Scouts. Columbus, GA-AL ranks 14th of 20 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Auburn-Opelika, AL is 40 miles away, with a median of $59,550 and employment of 300. That median is 64.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,722, against $40,439 here.
• Macon-Bibb County, GA is 72 miles away, with a median of $51,560 and employment of 120. That median is 42.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,241, against $40,439 here.
• Dothan, AL is 89 miles away, with a median of $21,520 and employment of 60. That median is 40.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $25,670, against $40,439 here.

Employment share

Coaches and Scouts accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, GA-AL (90 of 116,380). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (248,950 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.48 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.