Elementary School Teachers salary in Columbus, GA

Median pay for elementary school teachers in Columbus, GA: $59,950/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $45,440 – $79,050 · about 1,280 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($62,430) by −$2,480 (-4%).

What it's really worth in Columbus

With Columbus's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $59,950 has the buying power of about $67,480 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $55,720 · median home $209,527 · median rent $1,278/mo.

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How Columbus ranks for this job

On raw pay, Columbus, GA is 122nd of the 187 metros we hold elementary school teachers wages for. Once Columbus's cost of living is applied, it ranks 80th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Columbus is one of the places where elementary school teachers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Columbus

A median home in Columbus, GA costs $209,527 — about 3.5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,278/mo works out at 26% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where elementary school teachers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Columbus.

Metro	Median pay	vs Columbus	Rent vs Columbus
Merced, CA	$105,090	+75%	1.5×
San Francisco, CA	$103,440	+73%	2.5×
Oxnard, CA	$103,350	+72%	2.3×
Modesto, CA	$101,210	+69%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in GA

Metro	Median pay	vs Columbus	Rent vs Columbus
Atlanta, GA	$76,980	+28%	1.4×
Savannah, GA	$64,770	+8%	1.4×
Augusta, GA	$60,750	+1%	1.2×

Staying in GA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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