Median pay · Georgia
$48,170A year, or $23 an hour.| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $27,930 | $13 |
| 25th percentile | $35,700 | $17 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $48,170 | $23 |
| 75th percentile | $77,570 | $37 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $122,470 | $59 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $65,920 | $32 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in GeorgiaBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all wage earners here were paid more than this, half less.$48,170
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$23.16
- Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$3,269 a month at an effective rate of 18.6%.$39,229 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Georgia sit at 96.3 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$50,024
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.5.5% below
- Jobs countedWage and salary jobs; the self-employed are not surveyed.4,889,170
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1
Questions
Pay in Georgia: common questions
What is the average salary in Georgia?
$65,920 a year, or $31.69 an hour, across every job the Bureau of Labor Statistics surveyed in Georgia for May 2025.
The median is lower, $48,170: half of workers earn more and half earn less. The average sits above it because a smaller number of very high salaries pull it up, so the median is closer to what a typical worker makes.
What is a good salary in Georgia?
Anything over $48,170 pays more than half the jobs in Georgia. $77,570 puts you in the top quarter and $122,470 in the top 10%.
A single person on the median keeps about $3,269 a month after federal, state and FICA tax.
What are the highest-paying jobs in Georgia?
By median pay: airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ($618,090), cardiologists ($610,070), orthopedic surgeons ($474,820), internal medicine physicians ($425,460) and ophthalmologists ($382,920). The table on this page lists the top 25.
What are the most common jobs in Georgia?
By number of jobs: fast food or counter workers ($26,920), retail salespersons ($30,840), laborers or material movers ($38,480), general or operations managers ($103,730) and registered nurses ($93,550), with the median pay for each.