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Chief Executive Salary in Columbus, Georgia

The annual salary statistics of chief executives in Columbus, Georgia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chief executives in Columbus is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chief Executives in Columbus, Georgia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,680
25th Percentile Wage
$81,990
50th Percentile Wage
$162,500
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Columbus, Georgia in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $162,500. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $81,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,680.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$162,500
-22.08% 27.69%
2018
$198,380
4.83% -
2017
$188,800
10.49% -
2016
$168,990
4.66% -
2015
$161,110
11.76% -
2014
$142,160
17.00% -
2013
$117,990
0.41% -
2012
$117,510
- -

Table 2. Compare Chief Executive Salary in Columbus with Other Georgia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $162,500 in Columbus is in the middle of salary range for chief executives in state of Georgia. In comparison, the annual salary of chief executives in Columbus is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Macon and 81.6 percent (81.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brunswick.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Macon
$177,800
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta
$177,200
Gainesville
$173,390
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
$169,900
Columbus
$162,500
Athens-Clarke County
$159,230
Rome
$156,960
Warner Robins
$153,800
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
$149,270
Dalton
$139,840
Albany
$127,690
Savannah
$126,570
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area
$110,710
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area
$76,120
Valdosta
$74,200
Brunswick
$29,970

See also: Top paying jobs in Columbus, Georgia.