Cable Engineer Salary in Columbus, Georgia

How much does a Cable Engineer make in Columbus, GA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Cable Engineer in Columbus, GA is $64,293. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $56,852 to $71,634, with most professionals earning between $50,076 and $78,318.

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Understanding the end use of products, determining fitness-for-use of materials, and effectively advancing the specification development of new and derivative products.

October 17, 2022

Act constructively as a team player on technical teams supporting special projects to improve production efficiencies, continuous improvement, and product and process development.

November 10, 2022

Design, Analysis, Procurement Support and Fabrication/Assembly Support for Wire Harness and RF Cables inclusive of Wire Shielding and grounding methodology, EMI/RFI, circuit redundancy and separation techniques.

November 21, 2022

Review drawings and specifications developed by others and render comments/recommendations as part of a formal consultant peer review process.

January 30, 2023

Evaluates daily production, schedule and budget projections to accurately track project performance.

March 31, 2023

Develop, implement and administer project engineering procedures and other work controlling documents to ensure clarification of roles.

April 03, 2023

Support senior engineers and be a part of design teams to develop requirements, design, oversee fabrication and integration of harnesses for a variety of JPL spacecraft and instrument flight projects.

April 03, 2023

Create harness detail and installation drawings including 2D flat harness drawings from the 3D harness data sets.

May 05, 2023

Provide technical support in construction planning, quality control, interpretation of design, application of construction methods, resolution and documentation of design conflicts, and constructability reviews to ensure successful job completion.

May 11, 2023

Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of the Aerospace qualification process.

May 11, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Cable Engineer in Columbus, GA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

56852

71634

64293

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

57920

73895

65594

What is the average salary for Cable Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Cable Engineer in Columbus, GA. The base salary for Cable Engineer ranges from $56,852 to $71,634 with the average base salary of $64,293. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $57,920 to $73,895 with the average total cash compensation of $65,594.

View Average Salary for Cable Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$64,293	$56,852 - $71,634
Bonus	$1,301	$1,069 - $2,261
Total Pay	$65,594	$57,920 - $73,895

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Cable Engineer Salary Near Columbus, GA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Auburn, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $56,401 - $71,067	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Macon, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,610 - $72,590	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Albany, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,186 - $72,056	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Montgomery, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,090 - $71,934	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Dothan, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $55,334 - $69,722	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Prattville, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,090 - $71,934	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA

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About Columbus, Georgia

Columbus is one of Georgia's three Fall Line Cities, along with Augusta and Macon. The Fall Line is where the hilly lands of the Piedmont plateau meet the flat terrain of the coastal plain. As such, Columbus has a varied landscape of rolling hills on the north side and flat plains on the south. The fall line causes rivers in the area to decline rapidly towards sea level. Textile mills were established here in the 19th and early 20th centuries to take advantage of the water power from the falls. Columbus was developed along the Chattahoochee River. Interstate 185 runs east of the city, with acc...

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