High paying social service jobs in Columbus, GA-AL

Every social service 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 social service 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

1Social Workers, All Other$96,820
Bachelor's degree
$43,170 – $118,71070
2Counselors, All Other$65,540
Master's degree
$49,010 – $88,97040
3Healthcare Social Workers$59,650
Master's degree
$47,820 – $77,510220
4Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$59,120
Master's degree
$39,330 – $100,670280
5Clergy$57,210
Bachelor's degree
$37,360 – $79,95040
6Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$55,910
Master's degree
$36,220 – $84,920310
7Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$55,080
Bachelor's degree
$44,770 – $65,64090
8Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$47,800
Bachelor's degree
$34,490 – $70,390100
9Child, Family, and School Social Workers$47,080
Bachelor's degree
$35,040 – $80,450230
10Social and Human Service Assistants$35,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,330 – $54,790240

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	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$96,820	$43,170 – $118,710	70
2	Counselors, All OtherMaster's degree	$65,540	$49,010 – $88,970	40
3	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$59,650	$47,820 – $77,510	220
4	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$59,120	$39,330 – $100,670	280
5	ClergyBachelor's degree	$57,210	$37,360 – $79,950	40
6	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$55,910	$36,220 – $84,920	310
7	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$55,080	$44,770 – $65,640	90
8	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$47,800	$34,490 – $70,390	100
9	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$47,080	$35,040 – $80,450	230
10	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,530	$25,330 – $54,790	240

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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