SOC 43-4051 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Customer Service Representatives make in Columbus, GA-AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Customer Service Representatives in Columbus, GA-AL is $37,330. The 10th percentile is $28,450 and the 90th percentile is $48,590. Employment is 2,150.

Median annual wage

$37,330

10th percentile
$28,450
25th percentile
$30,880
Median
$37,330
75th percentile
$40,820
90th percentile
$48,590
Mean
$37,940

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Customer Service Representatives, the published 10th percentile is $28,450 and the 90th percentile is $48,590. The difference is $20,140, which is 54.0% 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 $30,880 to the 75th at $40,820, covers $9,940.

The mean annual wage is $37,940, which sits above the median of $37,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, GA-AL median is 16.6% lower than the national median of $44,770 for Customer Service Representatives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,805, which is 6.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.8% lower than the Georgia median of $39,630.

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 $37,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Customer Service Representatives at $41,805 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Customer Service Representatives. Columbus, GA-AL ranks 15th of 27 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 $35,810 and employment of 960. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,724, against $41,805 here.
  • Warner Robins, GA is 66 miles away, with a median of $36,830 and employment of 770. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,269, against $41,805 here.
  • Albany, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $33,190 and employment of 1,480. That median is 11.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,858, against $41,805 here.

Employment share

Customer Service Representatives accounts for 1.8% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, GA-AL (2,150 of 116,380). Nationally the occupation is 1.7% of employment (2,595,750 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.11 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Columbus, GA-AL · Customer Service Representatives by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Customer Service Representatives make in Columbus, GA-AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Customer Service Representatives in Columbus, GA-AL is $37,330. The 10th percentile is $28,450 and the 90th percentile is $48,590. Employment is 2,150.

How does that compare with the national median for Customer Service Representatives?

The local median is 16.6% lower than the national median of $44,770.

What is Customer Service Representatives pay in Columbus, GA-AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, GA-AL is 89.296, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $37,330 is $41,805. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Columbus, GA-AL compare with nearby metros for Customer Service Representatives?

Auburn-Opelika, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 40 miles away, at $35,810. Columbus, GA-AL ranks 15th of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.