High paying business and finance jobs in Columbus, GA-AL

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Columbus, GA-AL. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Columbus, GA-AL run 10.7% below the national average (2024), so a Columbus, GA-AL salary is worth about 1.12× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Columbus, GA-AL · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$102,820
Bachelor's degree
$47,950 – $435,050150
2Project Management Specialists$98,470
Bachelor's degree
$52,810 – $150,290400
3Financial and Investment Analysts$86,930
Bachelor's degree
$60,420 – $146,670150
4Budget Analysts$85,990
Bachelor's degree
$56,000 – $118,71090
5Management Analysts$83,390
Bachelor's degree
$57,670 – $129,660660
6Logisticians$80,790
Bachelor's degree
$42,610 – $121,830190
7Business Operations Specialists, All Other$77,540
Bachelor's degree
$38,990 – $131,7601,400
8Financial Specialists, All Other$74,220
Bachelor's degree
$36,800 – $101,63090
9Accountants and Auditors$73,640
Bachelor's degree
$47,020 – $128,320840
10Compliance Officers$70,200
Bachelor's degree
$40,390 – $128,860380
11Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$68,080
Bachelor's degree
$32,480 – $136,140470
12Fundraisers$66,830
Bachelor's degree
$43,990 – $118,44040
13Buyers and Purchasing Agents$65,940
Bachelor's degree
$39,930 – $109,360330
14Human Resources Specialists$65,550
Bachelor's degree
$41,980 – $109,320700
15Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$63,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,050 – $102,550370
16Cost Estimators$62,100
Bachelor's degree
$43,150 – $104,520120
17Training and Development Specialists$58,310
Bachelor's degree
$36,700 – $94,170330
18Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$52,250
Bachelor's degree
$36,220 – $104,750140
19Loan Officers$50,010
Bachelor's degree
$38,220 – $144,420170
20Property Appraisers and Assessors$46,190
Bachelor's degree
$39,270 – $87,43060
21Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$44,930
Bachelor's degree
$31,200 – $79,860100

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianColumbus, GA-AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$102,820	$47,950 – $435,050	150
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$98,470	$52,810 – $150,290	400
3	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$86,930	$60,420 – $146,670	150
4	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$85,990	$56,000 – $118,710	90
5	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$83,390	$57,670 – $129,660	660
6	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$80,790	$42,610 – $121,830	190
7	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$77,540	$38,990 – $131,760	1,400
8	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$74,220	$36,800 – $101,630	90
9	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$73,640	$47,020 – $128,320	840
10	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$70,200	$40,390 – $128,860	380
11	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$68,080	$32,480 – $136,140	470
12	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$66,830	$43,990 – $118,440	40
13	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$65,940	$39,930 – $109,360	330
14	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$65,550	$41,980 – $109,320	700
15	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,400	$45,050 – $102,550	370
16	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$62,100	$43,150 – $104,520	120
17	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$58,310	$36,700 – $94,170	330
18	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$52,250	$36,220 – $104,750	140
19	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$50,010	$38,220 – $144,420	170
20	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$46,190	$39,270 – $87,430	60
21	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$44,930	$31,200 – $79,860	100

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Columbus, GA-AL. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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