Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · SOC 33-1021
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$76,490
per year in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
18% below
National Median
$93,530
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$36.78/hr
median hourly
Employment
1,980
jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA at a median of $76,490 per year ($36.78/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $93,530, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell pays 18% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 1,980 first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workerss are employed across the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA in SOC 33-1021.
The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell pay distribution spans from $52,600 at the 10th percentile to $103,010 at the 90th — a 2.0× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $60,510 and the 75th at $79,940, so half of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell-based first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workerss earn within that middle band.
Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide GA data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$52,600
25th Percentile
$60,510
Median
$76,490
75th Percentile
$79,940
90th Percentile
$103,010
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