High paying management jobs in Columbus, GA-AL

Every management 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 management 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

1Chief Executives$169,630
Bachelor's degree
$56,210 – $570,07070
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$166,750
Bachelor's degree
$105,680 – $216,480300
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,450
Bachelor's degree
$106,900 – $203,39090
4Marketing Managers$145,120
Bachelor's degree
$81,820 – $257,350110
5Financial Managers$141,460
Bachelor's degree
$84,430 – $262,080340
6Sales Managers$136,340
Bachelor's degree
$67,560 – $222,600270
7Purchasing Managers$132,510
Bachelor's degree
$88,510 – $194,88070
8Human Resources Managers$130,870
Bachelor's degree
$84,990 – $214,600140
9Industrial Production Managers$128,520
Bachelor's degree
$79,040 – $187,700150
10Facilities Managers$125,530
Bachelor's degree
$68,750 – $178,57070
11Managers, All Other$114,330
Bachelor's degree
$59,990 – $195,190590
12Medical and Health Services Managers$112,440
Bachelor's degree
$76,990 – $175,680450
13Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$106,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,590 – $176,63090
14Administrative Services Managers$102,010
Bachelor's degree
$54,850 – $191,070200
15Education Administrators, All Other$101,230
Bachelor's degree
$71,560 – $132,910290
16Education Administrators, Postsecondary$100,980
Master's degree
$57,160 – $131,86070
17Construction Managers$99,110
Bachelor's degree
$62,920 – $139,990200
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$98,210
Master's degree
$77,950 – $125,270210
19General and Operations Managers$82,330
Bachelor's degree
$43,430 – $208,4902,140
20Social and Community Service Managers$68,360
Bachelor's degree
$51,880 – $122,570130
21Lodging Managers$62,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,870 – $104,27050
22Food Service Managers$60,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,220 – $99,860290
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$58,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,730 – $103,490190
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$47,590
Bachelor's degree
$29,740 – $64,81040

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$169,630	$56,210 – $570,070	70
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,750	$105,680 – $216,480	300
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,450	$106,900 – $203,390	90
4	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$145,120	$81,820 – $257,350	110
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,460	$84,430 – $262,080	340
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,340	$67,560 – $222,600	270
7	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,510	$88,510 – $194,880	70
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,870	$84,990 – $214,600	140
9	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,520	$79,040 – $187,700	150
10	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,530	$68,750 – $178,570	70
11	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$114,330	$59,990 – $195,190	590
12	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,440	$76,990 – $175,680	450
13	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,740	$65,590 – $176,630	90
14	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,010	$54,850 – $191,070	200
15	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$101,230	$71,560 – $132,910	290
16	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$100,980	$57,160 – $131,860	70
17	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,110	$62,920 – $139,990	200
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$98,210	$77,950 – $125,270	210
19	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$82,330	$43,430 – $208,490	2,140
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$68,360	$51,880 – $122,570	130
21	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,030	$43,870 – $104,270	50
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,820	$39,220 – $99,860	290
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,520	$43,730 – $103,490	190
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$47,590	$29,740 – $64,810	40

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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