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All Occupations Salary Information in Columbus, Indiana

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Columbus, Indiana are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of all occupations in Columbus is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Columbus, Indiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$80,920
75th Percentile Wage	$52,700
50th Percentile Wage	$33,180
25th Percentile Wage	$22,590
10th Percentile Wage	$18,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Columbus, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,170.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Columbus, Indiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$38.90
75th Percentile Wage	$25.34
50th Percentile Wage	$15.95
25th Percentile Wage	$10.86
10th Percentile Wage	$8.73

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Columbus, Indiana. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $38.90. The median hourly salary is $15.95. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.73.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Columbus with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $33,180, Columbus is the second highest paying city for all occupations in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Indianapolis-Carmel (median annual salary of $34,750). Compared with Indianapolis-Carmel, the median annual salary of all occupations in Columbus is 4.5 percent (4.5%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Indianapolis-Carmel	$34,750
Columbus	$33,180
Kokomo	$33,120
Gary	$32,570
Lafayette	$32,120
Fort Wayne	$31,550
Bloomington	$30,970
Elkhart-Goshen	$29,990
Michigan City-La Porte	$29,720
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$29,650
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$29,500
Muncie	$29,440
Terre Haute	$29,340
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$28,630
Anderson	$27,860

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Columbus, Indiana, and the Nation

From Table 4, it is noted that the median annual salary of all occupations in Columbus is higher than that of state of Indiana and lower than that of the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Columbus ($33,180) is 4.3 percent (4.3%) higher than that in Indiana ($31,740) and 4.5 percent (4.5%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
USA	$34,750
Columbus	$33,180
Indiana	$31,740