Average Salary in Georgia
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Georgia. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$64,210Rank #21 of 51
- Median annual wage$47,020Rank #33 of 51
- Median household income$79,991ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity96.3US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$66,677Rank #21 at national prices
- Total employment4,856,190Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $64,210 is $17,190 (36.6 %) above the median of $47,020, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Georgia are about 3.7 % below the national average (RPP 96.3, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Georgia buys what $66,677 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Georgia is $79,991 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Georgia
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $185,830 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $168,230 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $130,430 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $128,310 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $111,020 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $108,100 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $106,790 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $104,090 |
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