How much do Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other make in Columbus, GA-AL?

Percentile spread

For Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $16,530 and the 90th percentile is $48,170. The difference is $31,640, which is 134.2% 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 $21,410 to the 75th at $46,490, covers $25,080.

The mean annual wage is $32,350, which sits above the median of $23,580. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, GA-AL median is 43.3% lower than the national median of $41,600 for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $26,407, which is 36.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.2% lower than the Georgia median of $25,130.

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 $23,580 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other at $26,407 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other. Columbus, GA-AL ranks 8th of 8 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).).

• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 94 miles away, with a median of $23,850 and employment of 1,440. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $23,836, against $26,407 here.
• Birmingham, AL is 135 miles away, with a median of $24,130 and employment of 80. That median is 2.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $26,330, against $26,407 here.
• Tallahassee, FL is 147 miles away, with a median of $33,580 and employment of 50. That median is 42.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,754, against $26,407 here.