How much do Sales and Related Workers, All Other make in Columbus, GA-AL?

Percentile spread

For Sales and Related Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $26,260 and the 90th percentile is $90,290. The difference is $64,030, which is 169.8% 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 $32,570 to the 75th at $74,050, covers $41,480.

The mean annual wage is $51,660, which sits above the median of $37,720. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, GA-AL median is 21.9% lower than the national median of $48,280 for Sales and Related Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,242, which is 12.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 26.9% lower than the Georgia median of $51,570.

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 $37,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales and Related Workers, All Other at $42,242 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sales and Related Workers, All Other. Columbus, GA-AL ranks 7th of 11 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).).

• Macon-Bibb County, GA is 72 miles away, with a median of $38,640 and employment of 60. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,647, against $42,242 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 94 miles away, with a median of $52,080 and employment of 2,430. That median is 38.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,050, against $42,242 here.
• Birmingham, AL is 135 miles away, with a median of $61,730 and employment of 80. That median is 63.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,358, against $42,242 here.