Social and Community Service Managers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell

BLS metro-level wage data places Social and Community Service Managers pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA at a median of $78,870 per year ($37.92/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $80,390, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell pays 2% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 2,480 social and community service managerss are employed across the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA in SOC 11-9151.

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell pay distribution spans from $51,880 at the 10th percentile to $144,360 at the 90th, a 2.8× 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 $61,710 and the 75th at $106,460, so half of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell-based social and community service managerss 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.