Salaries in Atlanta, GA
511K residents · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area
Atlanta, GA is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Atlanta, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in Georgia is $48,170. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
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Convert any pay figure for Atlanta and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Atlanta
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090Surgeons, All Other$529,100Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$412,900Obstetricians and Gynecologists$354,000Dermatologists$284,630Psychiatrists$276,960Chief Executives$275,820Physicians, All Other$275,080Physicians, Pathologists$270,000Emergency Medicine Physicians$263,810Family Medicine Physicians$259,320Nurse Anesthetists$239,060
Most common jobs in Atlanta
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$29,920
- Retail Salespersons$32,850
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$27,780
- General and Operations Managers$111,410
- Registered Nurses$100,490
- Cashiers$30,010
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,020
- Stockers and Order Fillers$36,160
- Customer Service Representatives$42,710
- Office Clerks, General$43,330
- Waiters and Waitresses$18,460
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,940