Collection Officer Salary in Columbus, Georgia

How much does a Collection Officer make in Columbus, GA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Collection Officer in Columbus, GA is $42,638. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $34,218 to a high of $52,143, with most professionals earning between $38,231 and $47,613.

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Review Loss mitigation packages to determine/and or recommend best course of action to include repayment, forbearance, modification, short sale or DIL.

December 05, 2022

Following successful completion of the foundational training, each DO officer will transition into advanced training activity to prepare them to serve effectively in their respective career occupational specialty.

January 05, 2023

Prepare a wide variety of substantive oral and written products focused on the program performance and evaluations of all National Security Directorate mission areas and supporting activities.

January 27, 2023

Manage the two-way dialogue between the intelligence organization and intelligence consumers, establish and identify intelligence collection requirements, and evaluate intelligence to ensure collection is providing US foreign policy and national security decision-makers with timely, accurate, clear, and concise reporting.

January 29, 2023

Developing relationships and influencing change with key stakeholders including business operations leadership, NA and Global Risk Control teams, Compliance, and Legal are key responsibilities for this Director.

February 23, 2023

Collection Management Officers use a combination of formal training and independent learning to develop and maintain subject matter expertise on current and looming country- and region-specific issues and/or transnational issues such as counterterrorism, counter proliferation, and cyber.

March 07, 2023

Handles the seriously delinquent accounts after the third-party partner returns the account back to the credit union.

March 28, 2023

Support ongoing trainings with potential CONUS and OCONUS travel opportunities to foster collaboration, capture development ideas, and/or deliver training.

April 16, 2023

Provide subject matter expertise (SME) and training for the organization in support of the governance for technical collection, reporting and dissemination of technical intelligence products.

April 18, 2023

Assist Bankruptcy Specialist on Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 filings.

April 30, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Collection Officer in Columbus, GA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

38231

47613

42638

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

39199

49579

43892

What is the average salary for Collection Officer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Collection Officer in Columbus, GA. The base salary for Collection Officer ranges from $38,231 to $47,613 with the average base salary of $42,638. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $39,199 to $49,579 with the average total cash compensation of $43,892.

View Average Salary for Collection Officer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$42,638	$38,231 - $47,613
Bonus	$1,253	$968 - $1,966
Total Pay	$43,892	$39,199 - $49,579

* 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.

Collection Officer Salary Near Columbus, GA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Auburn, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $37,928 - $47,236	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Macon, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $38,741 - $48,249	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Albany, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $38,456 - $47,893	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Montgomery, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $38,391 - $47,813	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Dothan, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $37,210 - $46,342	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Prattville, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $38,391 - $47,813	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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