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Salaries in Georgia: pay for 759 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Georgia had a median pay of $48,170 a year ($23.16 an hour) in May 2025, with 4,889,170 jobs counted. That is 6% below the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Georgia

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Georgia, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$81,900$39.3744,020
Actorsnot published$19.751,520
Actuariesnot publishednot published1,470
Acupuncturists$73,980$35.57140
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$46,350$22.28350
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$67,990$32.69490
Administrative Services Managers$108,250$52.0413,720
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$47,540$22.86470
Advertising Sales Agents$58,140$27.953,150
Advertising and Promotions Managers$133,810$64.33420
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Techniciansnot publishednot published400
Aerospace Engineers$140,460$67.532,230
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletesnot publishednot published230
Agricultural Equipment Operators$35,410$17.02570
Agricultural Inspectors$41,460$19.931,390
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$104,330not published380
Agricultural Technicians$48,960$23.541,020
Agricultural Workers, All Other$39,310$18.9050
Air Traffic Controllers$178,420$85.78970
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$81,380$39.12150
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$75,640$36.366,720
Aircraft Service Attendants$42,630$20.50590
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$72,550$34.882,950
Airfield Operations Specialists$66,790$32.11340
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090not published8,770
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$35,950$17.28390
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$26,120$12.568,770
Anesthesiologists$230,000$110.581,040
Animal Caretakers$29,860$14.369,110
Animal Control Workers$39,500$18.99430
Animal Scientistsnot publishednot published60
Animal Trainers$45,250$21.76800
Anthropologists and Archeologists$58,990$28.36150
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$100,420$48.282,440
Architectural and Civil Drafters$74,940$36.033,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,470$77.633,590
Archivists$59,010$28.37150
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$77,630not published450
Art Directors$110,430$53.091,420
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$79,870not published1,910
Artists and Related Workers, All Other$119,680$57.54360
Athletes and Sports Competitors$77,530not published840
Athletic Trainers$64,590not published860
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$96,820$46.55170
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$94,790not published50
Audio and Video Technicians$51,350$24.691,630
Audiologists$98,470$47.34470
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$50,090$24.08890
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$51,190$24.614,680
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$36,430$17.51520
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,060$23.5922,070
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$30,950$14.884,210
Avionics Technicians$79,060$38.011,820
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$29,070$13.98370
Bailiffs$62,400$30.00670
Bakers$35,010$16.837,350
Barbers$30,750$14.79550
Bartenders$22,830$10.9814,600
Bicycle Repairers$30,870$14.84170
Bill and Account Collectors$46,300$22.265,280
Billing and Posting Clerks$47,390$22.7811,450
Biochemists and Biophysicists$85,680$41.19110
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$96,920$46.60not published
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$88,020not published980
Biological Scientists, All Other$96,820$46.551,230
Biological Technicians$52,420$25.20860
Boilermakers$64,200$30.86not published
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$49,350$23.7338,700
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$50,650$24.35not published
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$42,020$20.20490
Broadcast Technicians$47,340$22.76440
Brokerage Clerks$61,570$29.60540
Budget Analysts$91,870$44.171,900
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other$37,440$18.00not published
Bus Drivers, School$44,950$21.6116,880
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$45,500$21.873,700
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,370$29.5010,910
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$78,410$37.7067,450
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$82,820not published1,940
Butchers and Meat Cutters$38,540$18.534,420
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$74,530$35.8315,710
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$42,280$20.333,740
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$66,730$32.08140
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$85,050$40.89570
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers$49,320$23.7160
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$77,090$37.06220
Cardiologists$610,070$293.301,150
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$78,070$37.532,580
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$73,020not published560
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$60,320$29.003,920
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$78,760not published1,680
Cargo and Freight Agents$51,380$24.703,630
Carpenters$49,350$23.729,190
Carpet Installers$48,260$23.20530
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$62,630$30.11490
Cashiers$29,070$13.9897,540
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$46,240$22.233,400
Chefs and Head Cooks$66,230$31.843,680
Chemical Engineers$103,880$49.94330
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$49,660$23.874,330
Chemical Plant and System Operators$49,230$23.67220
Chemical Technicians$58,120$27.94850
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$85,300not published500
Chemists$92,750$44.591,260
Chief Executives$208,180$100.094,080
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$47,510$22.847,110
Childcare Workers$28,020$13.4721,040
Chiropractors$61,660$29.641,500
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$50,360$24.213,840
Civil Engineers$84,240$40.509,400
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$73,320$35.25not published
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$30,610$14.7212,180
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$38,430$18.47600
Clergy$60,530$29.101,380
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,180$29.8911,540
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$96,060$46.181,120
Coaches and Scouts$48,210not published4,510
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,450$22.335,900
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$59,180$28.45420
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$45,360$21.81470
Commercial Pilots$145,100not published1,020
Commercial and Industrial Designers$91,360$43.92360
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$73,430not published460
Community Health Workers$50,680$24.37490
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$45,220$21.743,740
Compensation and Benefits Managers$163,060$78.401,010
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$66,690$32.064,780
Compliance Officers$70,200$33.7514,390
Computer Hardware Engineers$100,210$48.18650
Computer Network Architects$133,890$64.377,690
Computer Network Support Specialists$79,180$38.074,440
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$47,630$22.902,200
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$61,360$29.50420
Computer Occupations, All Other$104,610$50.2920,630
Computer Programmers$98,380$47.301,890
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$98,030not published1,160
Computer Systems Analysts$106,240$51.0811,640
Computer User Support Specialists$60,440$29.0625,980
Computer and Information Research Scientists$92,250$44.35810
Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,940$83.6318,560
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$45,390$21.822,330
Concierges$33,960$16.331,440
Conservation Scientists$69,240$33.29360
Construction Laborers$38,990$18.7427,800
Construction Managers$110,810$53.2710,740
Construction and Building Inspectors$65,980$31.724,510
Continuous Mining Machine Operators$57,160$27.48140
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$61,070$29.36870
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$40,630$19.53600
Cooks, All Other$42,960$20.65340
Cooks, Fast Food$26,940$12.9512,940
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$35,090$16.878,220
Cooks, Restaurant$35,940$17.2846,350
Cooks, Short Order$26,870$12.923,870
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$46,770$22.49540
Correctional Officers and Jailers$47,520$22.8410,640
Correspondence Clerksnot publishednot published150
Cost Estimators$76,800$36.926,010
Costume Attendants$94,890$45.62100
Counselors, All Other$79,490$38.22760
Counter and Rental Clerks$38,590$18.5611,490
Couriers and Messengers$39,400$18.942,100
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captionersnot publishednot published410
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$42,960$20.665,750
Craft Artists$48,880$23.50not published
Crane and Tower Operators$62,050$29.831,370
Credit Analysts$77,990$37.501,790
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$30,490$14.66720
Credit Counselors$64,080$30.81460
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$71,510not published320
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$34,230$16.462,030
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,920$22.08800
Curators$57,810$27.80230
Customer Service Representatives$39,630$19.0697,850
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$37,480$18.02290
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,130$21.221,230
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,080$21.675,260
Data Entry Keyers$41,270$19.843,410
Data Scientists$104,340$50.169,260
Database Administrators$106,810$51.352,460
Database Architects$139,500$67.072,590
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$32,180$15.47560
Dental Assistants$46,840$22.5210,540
Dental Hygienists$95,490$45.917,440
Dental Laboratory Technicians$49,310$23.711,460
Dentists, General$206,760$99.412,620
Designers, All Other$58,560$28.15810
Desktop Publishers$39,460$18.97230
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$65,430$31.465,070
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$83,250$40.022,700
Dietetic Technicians$34,240$16.46490
Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,200$35.192,020
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$28,920$13.9114,540
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$72,910$35.05320
Disc Jockeys, Except Radionot published$20.69140
Dishwashers$29,730$14.2911,300
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,180$23.656,190
Drafters, All Other$62,400$30.00550
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,270$22.2580
Driver/Sales Workers$40,040$19.2519,150
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$58,260$28.01690
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$50,030$24.06870
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$117,600not published370
Economists$122,570$58.93260
Editors$76,650$36.851,920
Education Administrators, All Other$96,510$46.402,990
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,360not published7,530
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$110,200$52.982,890
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,510not published1,750
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$60,300$28.991,550
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$24,780$11.9112,240
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$63,720$30.6311,460
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$43,610$20.97190
Electrical Engineersnot publishednot published5,950
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$80,080$38.504,960
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,070$37.541,630
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$80,620$38.76470
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$62,710$30.15190
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$68,470$32.923,040
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$106,930$51.41540
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$43,410$20.876,190
Electricians$58,320$28.0421,650
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$68,720$33.04170
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$59,550$28.63300
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$123,010$59.142,630
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$72,290not published43,820
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$83,500$40.14640
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$44,620$21.456,120
Embalmers$55,000$26.4450
Emergency Management Directors$83,200$40.00430
Emergency Medical Technicians$45,550$21.906,260
Emergency Medicine Physicians$219,010$105.29not published
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$38,540$18.53410
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$131,260not published700
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$68,370$32.871,890
Engineers, All Other$112,260$53.974,120
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$65,530not published1,140
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Othernot published$22.54620
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other$23,750$11.42540
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$83,470$40.13830
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,500$29.09670
Environmental Engineers$96,530$46.41830
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,290not published330
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$48,050$23.101,110
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$85,710$41.211,750
Epidemiologists$70,880$34.08510
Etchers and Engravers$40,190$19.3260
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$50,290$24.181,180
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$68,290$32.8314,560
Exercise Physiologists$58,170$27.97210
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$47,150$22.677,500
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$61,480$29.5670
Extraction Workers, All Other$45,760$22.00180
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,410$23.272,560
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$45,360$21.812,530
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,670$21.961,150
Facilities Managers$114,360$54.982,670
Fallers$39,380$18.94170
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320$124.673,690
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$50,170$24.12570
Farm and Home Management Educators$33,510$16.11200
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$95,900$46.1050
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$30,300$14.571,610
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$28,410$13.66690
Fashion Designers$78,340$37.66120
Fast Food and Counter Workers$26,920$12.94145,030
Fence Erectors$36,990$17.78500
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$35,670$17.15130
File Clerks$41,000$19.712,570
Film and Video Editors$51,280$24.66not published
Financial Clerks, All Other$52,240$25.111,250
Financial Examiners$77,710$37.361,450
Financial Managers$166,790$80.1921,390
Financial Risk Specialists$100,570$48.352,180
Financial Specialists, All Other$77,540$37.284,070
Financial and Investment Analysts$99,420$47.809,780
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$65,010$31.25350
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$64,550$31.04300
Firefighters$46,550$22.3812,700
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,430$37.7126,770
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$58,640$28.192,310
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$44,400$21.353,100
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$70,560$33.93770
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$67,200$32.313,730
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$38,600$18.5648,420
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$46,070$22.155,810
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$54,830$26.364,770
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,010$37.0223,180
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$82,400$39.6210,460
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,620$31.0742,630
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$46,080$22.152,790
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$80,120$38.527,910
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,170$33.2526,190
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$77,540$37.28550
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,150$22.1936,900
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$49,400$23.752,540
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$63,540$30.5526,660
Fish and Game Wardens$79,440$38.19200
Flight Attendants$78,320not publishednot published
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$46,030$22.13330
Floor Sanders and Finishers$40,530$19.49not published
Floral Designers$35,440$17.041,020
Food Batchmakers$46,490$22.354,290
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$38,440$18.48690
Food Preparation Workers$35,250$16.9526,450
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$25,740$12.383,130
Food Processing Workers, All Other$37,810$18.185,650
Food Science Technicians$53,150$25.55260
Food Scientists and Technologists$86,050$41.37560
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$31,530$15.164,970
Food Service Managers$65,280$31.389,230
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$37,390$17.97290
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$73,370not published280
Forensic Science Technicians$63,600$30.58550
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists$48,010$23.08350
Forest and Conservation Technicians$50,710$24.38230
Forest and Conservation Workers$34,150$16.42160
Foresters$76,970$37.01370
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary$94,310not published40
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,490$22.35380
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$46,220$22.22220
Fundraisers$72,010$34.622,690
Fundraising Managers$113,050$54.35680
Funeral Attendants$30,530$14.681,070
Funeral Home Managers$79,010$37.99420
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$50,820$24.43870
Furniture Finishers$38,880$18.69290
Gambling Dealers$21,430$10.31not published
Gas Plant Operators$81,220$39.05110
General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460$204.555,440
General and Operations Managers$103,730$49.87111,060
Genetic Counselors$82,750$39.78not published
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$85,420not published60
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$34,710$16.6930
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$73,920$35.54340
Glaziers$43,340$20.842,530
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$35,450$17.041,700
Graphic Designers$60,250$28.975,920
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$40,660$19.55220
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,850$22.04940
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$39,840$19.15460
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$34,560$16.627,910
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$48,960$23.54460
Health Education Specialists$99,400$47.793,210
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$70,170$33.741,630
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$106,960not published4,860
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$49,310$23.716,360
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$105,880$50.91350
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$126,300$60.723,130
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$63,230$30.401,770
Healthcare Social Workers$62,420$30.016,970
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$46,750$22.482,040
Hearing Aid Specialists$56,010$26.93320
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,050$21.18250
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$56,390$27.1112,290
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,050$27.4374,840
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$39,890$19.181,320
Helpers--Carpenters$40,160$19.31410
Helpers--Electricians$39,030$18.773,160
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$36,640$17.613,100
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons$35,430$17.04not published
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$37,730$18.142,100
Helpers--Production Workers$36,280$17.444,480
Helpers--Roofers$47,610$22.89not published
Highway Maintenance Workers$37,560$18.061,980
Historians$63,840$30.69110
History Teachers, Postsecondary$79,010not published630
Hoist and Winch Operators$37,870$18.2190
Home Appliance Repairers$49,500$23.80670
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$29,270$14.0750,870
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$27,850$13.3917,300
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$29,130$14.009,490
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$46,830$22.522,510
Human Resources Managers$150,700$72.457,270
Human Resources Specialists$70,570$33.9332,110
Hydrologic Technicians$66,770$32.1060
Hydrologists$121,830$58.5730
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$65,060$31.281,840
Industrial Engineers$100,100$48.128,940
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,130$29.3914,230
Industrial Production Managers$127,820$61.455,510
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$43,210$20.7850,260
Information Security Analysts$128,970$62.006,290
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$47,530$22.853,300
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$46,130$22.1819,980
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,490$23.317,430
Instructional Coordinators$81,060$38.977,830
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$47,810$22.99900
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$52,600$25.29660
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$81,470$39.17not published
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,590$22.406,370
Insurance Sales Agents$61,850$29.7418,030
Insurance Underwriters$85,980$41.347,160
Interior Designers$71,760$34.503,050
Interpreters and Translators$57,880$27.831,600
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$41,450$19.931,910
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,310$16.5055,660
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$47,810$22.99420
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$133,660$64.261,190
Judicial Law Clerks$55,120$26.50560
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$65,680not published4,530
Labor Relations Specialists$81,480$39.17920
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,480$18.50137,580
Landscape Architects$73,570$35.37410
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$37,970$18.2525,510
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,180$24.13100
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$30,580$14.705,150
Law Teachers, Postsecondarynot publishednot published150
Lawyers$134,830$64.8223,930
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$52,600$25.2980
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,460$23.303,260
Legal Support Workers, All Other$60,620$29.151,370
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$76,750$36.903,330
Library Assistants, Clerical$36,410$17.51610
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$72,510not published110
Library Technicians$37,320$17.942,130
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,030$29.8221,060
Life Scientists, All Other$83,990$40.38170
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$69,320$33.332,230
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$30,880$14.852,840
Light Truck Drivers$44,050$21.1826,050
Lighting Technicians$70,150$33.73260
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$50,380$24.22100
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,310$23.234,020
Loan Officers$68,490$32.939,540
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$33,430$16.0790
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$54,050$25.99330
Lodging Managers$61,060$29.361,580
Log Graders and Scalers$39,830$19.15130
Logging Equipment Operators$45,080$21.671,620
Logging Workers, All Other$34,870$16.7680
Logisticians$77,570$37.2912,580
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$39,360$18.931,550
Machinists$52,610$25.296,090
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$92,060$44.261,800
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$29,770$14.3118,510
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$36,110$17.361,850
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$57,730$27.762,900
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,680$22.9248,430
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance$143,230$68.86200
Management Analysts$99,600$47.8938,390
Managers, All Other$125,000$60.1034,680
Manicurists and Pedicurists$26,910$12.941,710
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers$50,060$24.07160
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects$97,770$47.0140
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$75,850$36.4727,810
Marketing Managers$160,760$77.298,510
Marriage and Family Therapists$91,550$44.02not published
Massage Therapists$50,820$24.431,700
Material Moving Workers, All Other$50,160$24.12460
Materials Engineers$100,840$48.48700
Materials Scientists$91,970$44.22350
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Othernot publishednot published100
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$66,440not published1,100
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$39,330$18.9111,480
Mechanical Door Repairers$51,510$24.76970
Mechanical Drafters$66,670$32.06820
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$73,870$35.51560
Mechanical Engineers$100,620$48.375,290
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$48,120$23.14910
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$67,220$32.32690
Medical Appliance Technicians$37,440$18.0050
Medical Assistants$41,600$20.0028,780
Medical Dosimetrists$155,390$74.71140
Medical Equipment Preparers$47,850$23.001,860
Medical Equipment Repairers$48,350$23.251,740
Medical Records Specialists$51,550$24.785,930
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$92,450$44.451,910
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,160$20.7539,380
Medical Transcriptionists$28,330$13.62950
Medical and Health Services Managers$131,910$63.4211,130
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$49,250$23.685,050
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$52,030$25.021,330
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,050$17.817,790
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$42,030$20.211,730
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$47,750$22.96230
Meter Readers, Utilities$43,140$20.74670
Microbiologists$103,070$49.55880
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$64,780not published23,610
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,340$18.43120
Millwrights$62,760$30.171,780
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$38,310$18.4252,020
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$46,430$22.322,920
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,000$22.603,420
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,560$29.126,270
Models$15,080$7.25130
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$47,160$22.67760
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,250$20.792,060
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$49,990$24.03780
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$36,120$17.362,210
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$49,850$23.97390
Motorcycle Mechanics$43,050$20.70250
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,810$18.662,980
Museum Technicians and Conservators$49,270$23.69150
Music Directors and Composers$67,100$32.26not published
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$29,640$14.25100
Musicians and Singersnot publishednot published540
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$97,170$46.729,190
Neurologistsnot publishednot published120
New Accounts Clerks$45,770$22.001,650
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$81,910$39.381,520
Nuclear Engineers$132,440$63.68200
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$100,880$48.50540
Nurse Anesthetists$224,630$108.001,170
Nurse Midwives$105,510$50.73300
Nurse Practitioners$129,430$62.2210,460
Nursing Assistants$37,680$18.1243,440
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$77,720not published1,590
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$354,000$170.19350
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$85,450$41.083,220
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$63,290$30.431,210
Occupational Therapists$104,010$50.013,650
Occupational Therapy Aides$38,090$18.31200
Occupational Therapy Assistants$75,920$36.501,060
Office Clerks, General$40,590$19.5175,390
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$36,730$17.661,020
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$40,330$19.394,310
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$47,880$23.0215,700
Operations Research Analysts$76,220$36.644,600
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$45,050$21.66960
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$39,150$18.822,570
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$382,920$184.10120
Opticians, Dispensing$48,010$23.082,290
Optometrists$128,830$61.94870
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$129,010$62.02180
Order Clerks$41,720$20.061,750
Orderlies$36,100$17.362,410
Orthodontists$159,230$76.55not published
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$474,820$228.28490
Orthotists and Prosthetists$75,920$36.50110
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,360$22.771,620
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$42,920$20.6411,380
Packers and Packagers, Hand$33,260$15.9917,380
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$48,340$23.242,760
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$46,310$22.2760
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,160$24.125,650
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$62,400$30.0014,160
Paramedics$57,660$27.723,250
Parking Attendants$28,960$13.934,660
Parking Enforcement Workers$36,100$17.3640
Parts Salespersons$36,970$17.789,760
Passenger Attendants$26,330$12.66not published
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$46,100$22.161,270
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,990$28.846,720
Pediatricians, General$149,990$72.11not published
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$25,130$12.082,250
Personal Financial Advisors$101,450$48.786,830
Personal Service Managers, All Other$73,720$35.44140
Pest Control Workers$37,860$18.205,770
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$39,080$18.791,300
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$57,180$27.49240
Pharmacists$137,120$65.9210,530
Pharmacy Aides$34,630$16.651,410
Pharmacy Technicians$41,910$20.1514,680
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$77,570not published280
Phlebotomists$45,840$22.045,280
Photographers$43,770$21.041,420
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$34,790$16.7250
Physical Scientists, All Other$137,680$66.191,020
Physical Therapist Aides$30,550$14.691,200
Physical Therapist Assistants$72,800$35.002,620
Physical Therapists$102,700$49.386,780
Physician Assistants$115,390$55.485,610
Physicians, All Other$266,880$128.318,580
Physicians, Pathologists$211,800$101.83170
Physicists$144,870$69.65160
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$101,580not published210
Pile Driver Operators$47,930$23.0450
Pipelayers$46,220$22.221,890
Plant and System Operators, All Other$44,670$21.48240
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,160$18.83660
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$57,200$27.508,930
Podiatrists$132,630$63.76190
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$58,120$27.9422,170
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,870not published470
Postal Service Clerks$62,610$30.102,070
Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,700$27.7410,790
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$53,290$25.623,050
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$97,050$46.66340
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$64,650not published5,480
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$80,560$38.7390
Power Plant Operators$107,580$51.72590
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$63,110$30.34180
Prepress Technicians and Workers$50,280$24.17320
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$43,920$21.1216,850
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$33,010$15.871,010
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$39,310$18.90790
Printing Press Operators$41,520$19.964,220
Private Detectives and Investigators$45,060$21.661,460
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$60,270$28.982,650
Procurement Clerks$50,730$24.391,800
Producers and Directors$79,950$38.445,010
Production Workers, All Other$39,900$19.1922,440
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$56,850$27.3316,370
Project Management Specialists$102,140$49.1128,900
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$49,200$23.66not published
Property Appraisers and Assessors$62,460$30.032,490
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$75,380$36.248,690
Protective Service Workers, All Other$45,200$21.731,260
Psychiatric Aides$36,790$17.691,090
Psychiatric Technicians$46,250$22.245,560
Psychiatrists$237,480$114.17470
Psychologists, All Othernot publishednot published1,040
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$79,440not published820
Public Relations Managers$134,500$64.671,540
Public Relations Specialists$73,200$35.196,860
Public Safety Telecommunicators$42,790$20.573,480
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$64,050$30.79130
Purchasing Managers$155,360$74.693,430
Radiation Therapists$94,460$45.41470
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$62,010$29.81190
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$74,550$35.847,540
Radiologists$335,190$161.15not published
Rail Car Repairers$64,230$30.88980
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other$78,500$37.7450
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$63,010$30.30710
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$75,540$36.32250
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$75,810$36.451,740
Real Estate Sales Agents$46,730$22.479,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,100$17.3626,080
Recreation Workers$32,540$15.648,160
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$66,410not published160
Recreational Therapists$52,010$25.00530
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$53,290$25.62490
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$46,960$22.584,830
Registered Nurses$93,550$44.98100,950
Rehabilitation Counselors$55,000$26.44740
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$47,480$22.8380
Religious Workers, All Other$49,200$23.65630
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$47,860$23.015,880
Residential Advisors$39,380$18.932,460
Respiratory Therapists$83,700$40.245,150
Retail Salespersons$30,840$14.83143,120
Riggers$67,200$32.31700
Rock Splitters, Quarry$42,320$20.3530
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,050$21.661,070
Roofers$46,940$22.572,160
Sailors and Marine Oilers$37,500$18.0380
Sales Engineers$98,840$47.521,630
Sales Managers$159,890$76.8717,690
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$75,280$36.1946,960
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$63,860$30.7043,630
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$128,850$61.955,700
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$51,570$24.793,610
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$39,860$19.161,930
School Bus Monitors$30,130$14.482,870
School Psychologists$99,110$47.651,650
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,480not published25,730
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$41,600$20.0044,430
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$59,990$28.8414,950
Security Guards$34,980$16.8236,210
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$53,100$25.532,220
Self-Enrichment Teachers$52,320$25.1510,030
Semiconductor Processing Technicians$48,580$23.35not published
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$55,500$26.681,210
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$51,880$24.94590
Set and Exhibit Designers$67,210$32.31310
Sewers, Hand$38,210$18.37120
Sewing Machine Operators$34,790$16.723,420
Shampooers$27,560$13.25690
Sheet Metal Workers$56,800$27.313,590
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$43,630$20.9728,150
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$32,470$15.6170
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$34,110$16.405,810
Signal and Track Switch Repairers$79,860$38.39440
Skincare Specialists$48,660$23.402,230
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$36,770$17.683,660
Social Science Research Assistants$66,620$32.031,840
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$53,660not published320
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$91,210$43.851,510
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$65,350not published90
Social Workers, All Other$78,260$37.631,510
Social and Community Service Managers$73,290$35.244,460
Social and Human Service Assistants$39,480$18.987,410
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$84,330not published230
Software Developers$131,010$62.9949,700
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$103,040$49.547,110
Soil and Plant Scientists$65,170$31.33210
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$47,790$22.98not published
Sound Engineering Technicians$77,010$37.02200
Special Education Teachers, All Other$76,130not published980
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$72,880not published9,370
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$70,550not published3,740
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$72,310not published380
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$74,150not published4,090
Special Effects Artists and Animators$81,390$39.13350
Speech-Language Pathologists$96,760$46.524,030
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$70,640$33.96240
Statisticians$115,150$55.36460
Stockers and Order Fillers$35,620$17.1386,660
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$48,090$23.12980
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$50,010$24.05560
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$58,960$28.359,600
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$38,870$18.6916,400
Subway and Streetcar Operators$59,570$28.64300
Surgeons, All Other$502,070$241.38300
Surgical Assistants$49,520$23.81840
Surgical Technologists$64,010$30.774,380
Survey Researchers$51,590$24.81not published
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$48,810$23.461,890
Surveyors$58,100$27.941,770
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$39,490$18.99780
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$43,260$20.80360
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$51,160$24.6050
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$55,430$26.651,970
Tax Preparers$49,330$23.721,670
Taxi Drivers$33,430$16.07120
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$60,130not published16,370
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$28,770not published33,410
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$48,800not published2,470
Technical Writers$73,070$35.131,680
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$64,900$31.206,640
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$58,760$28.253,530
Telemarketers$36,020$17.322,620
Telephone Operators$36,920$17.75160
Tellers$41,690$20.047,820
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$41,960$20.17490
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$39,840$19.151,560
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$40,930$19.683,550
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,930$18.728,830
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$36,510$17.551,900
Therapists, All Other$59,380$28.55970
Tile and Stone Setters$47,840$23.00360
Tire Builders$44,220$21.26940
Tire Repairers and Changers$34,700$16.693,980
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$48,320$23.23660
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$46,800$22.50240
Tool and Die Makers$60,020$28.86850
Tour and Travel Guides$40,190$19.321,080
Traffic Technicians$48,110$23.13220
Training and Development Managers$132,120$63.521,480
Training and Development Specialists$67,320$32.3716,200
Transit and Railroad Police$57,690$27.73240
Transportation Inspectors$95,030$45.69880
Transportation Security Screeners$66,770$32.101,850
Transportation Workers, All Other$44,070$21.19630
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$123,330$59.296,700
Travel Agents$48,880$23.502,300
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$46,910$22.551,030
Tutors$47,380$22.785,690
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$28,360not published280
Upholsterers$50,760$24.41780
Urban and Regional Planners$80,030$38.481,150
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$30,820$14.822,960
Veterinarians$126,590$60.862,670
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$35,850$17.244,570
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$43,060$20.702,410
Waiters and Waitresses$18,700$8.9976,470
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$48,930$23.523,310
Web Developers$90,340$43.431,500
Web and Digital Interface Designers$103,810$49.912,800
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,180$21.722,370
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$48,430$23.2813,130
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,850$22.04840
Woodworkers, All Other$43,600$20.96270
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$37,380$17.972,280
Word Processors and Typists$31,450$15.12not published
Writers and Authors$74,710$35.92820
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$66,210$31.83200

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Georgia

By median pay, Georgia is number 33 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $27,930 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $122,470. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $35,700 to $77,570. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $65,920, 37% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 4,889,170 jobs counted here are 3.1% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Georgia are Office and Administrative Support (560,570 jobs, 12%), Transportation and Material Moving (514,030 jobs, 11%), Sales and Related (462,480 jobs, 10%) and Food Preparation and Serving Related (437,610 jobs, 9%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (12.8 times the national share), Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (8.7 times the national share) and Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers (6.3 times the national share). The table on this page lists 759 occupations; for 12 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 433 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 65 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 296 pay less and 72 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers ($618,090 here, $232,140 nationally), General Internal Medicine Physicians ($425,460 here, $256,560 nationally) and Health Education Specialists ($99,400 here, $64,070 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other ($24,780 here, $50,890 nationally), Waiters and Waitresses ($18,700 here, $35,230 nationally) and Anesthesiologists ($230,000 here, $391,490 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Georgia

What is the median salary in Georgia?

The median pay of all employees in Georgia was $48,170 a year ($23.16 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Georgia?

Fast Food and Counter Workers, with 145,030 jobs and a median pay of $26,920 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Georgia?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers ($618,090), Cardiologists ($610,070) and Surgeons, All Other ($502,070).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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