How much do Firefighters make in Columbus, GA-AL?

Percentile spread

For Firefighters, the published 10th percentile is $46,510 and the 90th percentile is $60,460. The difference is $13,950, which is 28.6% 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 $48,770 to the 75th at $54,960, covers $6,190.

The mean annual wage is $51,480, which sits above the median of $48,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, GA-AL median is 17.7% lower than the national median of $59,280 for Firefighters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,616, which is 7.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.8% higher than the Georgia median of $46,550.

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 $48,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Firefighters at $54,616 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Firefighters. Columbus, GA-AL ranks 6th of 24 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 $44,400 and employment of 230. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,493, against $54,616 here.
• Warner Robins, GA is 66 miles away, with a median of $40,330 and employment of 270. That median is 17.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,001, against $54,616 here.
• Albany, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $46,540 and employment of 210. That median is 4.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,086, against $54,616 here.

Employment share

Firefighters accounts for 0.46% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, GA-AL (530 of 116,380). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (345,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.05 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.