State salary profile · Georgia

Georgia Salaries

Georgia statewide wages plus 14 metro areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas, from BLS OEWS May 2025. Published local OEWS areas include Albany, GA, Athens-Clarke County, GA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Columbus, GA-AL, then Dalton, GA, East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Gainesville, GA, Hinesville, GA, Macon-Bibb County, GA, Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area.

$210,782
Mean of top 50 medians
744
Occupations
18
Local wage areas
253,850
Estimated jobs (top tier)

The equal-weighted mean of the top 50 published occupation medians in Georgia is $210,782.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, The May 2025 release has a published median for 744 occupations in Georgia; percentile boundaries and local-area rows are available only where BLS publishes them. The highest-paying reported occupation, Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers, earns $618,090, versus $15,080 for Models at the bottom of the range. Detail is available for 14 metro areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas. Published local OEWS areas include Albany, GA, Athens-Clarke County, GA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Columbus, GA-AL, then Dalton, GA, East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Gainesville, GA, Hinesville, GA, Macon-Bibb County, GA, Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area.

Georgia · employment ≠ wage

In Georgia, Fast Food and Counter Workers lead by published employment (145,030 jobs, #1 of 718) but rank #708 of 718 on median wage ($26,920), while Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers top the wage list at $618,090 (#1 of 718) with 8,770 jobs (#128 of 718). The largest payroll is not the highest published median.

145,030
Fast Food and Counter Work... employment #1
$618,090
Airline Pilots wage #1
#128
Employment rank of wage leader
#708
Wage rank of employment leader

Employment is OEWS tot_emp inside this state; pay is the occupation median. Same detailed-occupation pool, two rankings.

Employment of Georgia's #1 occupations by headcount vs median wage

Same unit (published jobs) for both named leaders. BLS OEWS May 2025.

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What this shows Fast Food and Counter Workers lead Georgia by employment; Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers lead on median wage at $618,090.

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS As of May 2025

Georgia, the picture in one line

Georgia ranks #22 of 54 states and territories by BLS-published All Occupations annual mean wage; its highest published occupation median is Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers at $618,090. Published local OEWS areas include Albany, GA, Athens-Clarke County, GA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Columbus, GA-AL, then Dalton, GA, East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Gainesville, GA, Hinesville, GA, Macon-Bibb County, GA, Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area.

#22
of 54 states by published mean wage
$618,090
top-paying: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
59th
percentile among all states
Albany, GA
local OEWS: Albany, GA and Athens-Clarke County, GA

The state rank uses BLS's All Occupations mean. Occupation rows below use occupation-specific medians; the two statistics are not interchangeable. Start local checks in Albany, GA.

Statewide OEWS footprints behind Georgia's 18 local areas

Software Developers and Lawyers lead Georgia's published employment inside this top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.

  1. 1. Software Developers 49,700 jobs · $131,010
  2. 2. Lawyers 23,930 jobs · $134,830
  3. 3. Financial Managers 21,390 jobs · $166,790
  4. 4. Computer and Information Systems Managers 18,560 jobs · $173,940
  5. 5. Sales Managers 17,690 jobs · $159,890
  6. 6. Medical and Health Services Managers 11,130 jobs · $131,910
  7. 7. Pharmacists 10,530 jobs · $137,120
  8. 8. Nurse Practitioners 10,460 jobs · $129,430
  9. 9. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 8,770 jobs · $618,090
  10. 10. Physicians, All Other 8,580 jobs · $266,880
  11. 11. Marketing Managers 8,510 jobs · $160,760
  12. 12. Computer Network Architects 7,690 jobs · $133,890
  13. 13. Human Resources Managers 7,270 jobs · $150,700
  14. 14. Information Security Analysts 6,290 jobs · $128,970
  15. 15. General Internal Medicine Physicians 5,440 jobs · $425,460
  16. 16. Chief Executives 4,080 jobs · $208,180
  17. 17. Family Medicine Physicians 3,690 jobs · $259,320
  18. 18. Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,590 jobs · $161,470
  19. 19. Purchasing Managers 3,430 jobs · $155,360
  20. 20. Dentists, General 2,620 jobs · $206,760

Local BLS wage areas inside Georgia

Published local OEWS areas include Albany, GA, Athens-Clarke County, GA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Columbus, GA-AL, then Dalton, GA, East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Gainesville, GA, Hinesville, GA, Macon-Bibb County, GA, Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area.

Albany, GA Athens-Clarke County, GA Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Brunswick-St. Simons, GA Columbus, GA-AL Dalton, GA East Georgia nonmetropolitan area Gainesville, GA Hinesville, GA Macon-Bibb County, GA Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area North Georgia nonmetropolitan area Rome, GA Savannah, GA South Georgia nonmetropolitan area Valdosta, GA Warner Robins, GA

Observed statewide pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025

May 2024 → May 2025
  • BLS's published All Occupations median in Georgia moved from $47,020 in May 2024 to $48,170 in May 2025 (+2.4%).
  • Across the 54 states and territories priced in both releases, the median place changed +2.7%.
  • Georgia sits -0.3 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers shows the widest statewide vs national median gap in Georgia

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers publishes $618,090 here versus $232,140 nationally (+166.3%; 8,770statewide jobs). Next is General Internal Medicine Physicians at $425,460 locally versus $256,560 nationally (+65.8%).

  1. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090 in Georgia sits 166.3% above the national Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers median of $232,140 (8,770 published local jobs).
  2. General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460 in Georgia sits 65.8% above the national General Internal Medicine Physicians median of $256,560 (5,440 published local jobs).
  3. Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$24,780 in Georgia sits 51.3% below the national Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other median of $50,890 (12,240 published local jobs).
  4. Waiters and Waitresses$18,700 in Georgia sits 46.9% below the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (76,470 published local jobs).

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Georgia; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.

· Source: BLS OEWS May 2025

The Georgia OEWS table has a published median for 744 occupations. The displayed top 50 rows have summed published employment of approximately 253,850; that sum does not include the bottom table or rows whose employment is suppressed. BLS publishes means and percentile boundaries only where the corresponding estimate meets its publication standards. Averaging the medians of the top 50 highest-paying occupations gives $210,782 per year. That is only a mean of the displayed upper-tier occupation medians; it is not the BLS All Occupations mean or median and does not describe a typical worker. Published local OEWS areas include Albany, GA, Athens-Clarke County, GA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Columbus, GA-AL, then Dalton, GA, East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Gainesville, GA, Hinesville, GA, Macon-Bibb County, GA, Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area. Local OEWS areas in this extract include Albany, GA, Athens-Clarke County, GA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Columbus, GA-AL, Dalton, GA, East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Gainesville, GA, Hinesville, GA, Macon-Bibb County, GA, Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area.

At the top of the ranking, Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers pays a Georgia median of $618,090, the highest-paying reported occupation in the state. The number-two spot goes to Cardiologists at $610,070, followed by Surgeons, All Other at $502,070. At the bottom of the published range, Models has a median of $15,080, making the displayed endpoint ratio 41.0×. The endpoints do not establish a cause or career stage. WageDex has BLS occupation rows for 14 metro areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas assigned to Georgia, allowing comparisons below the statewide estimate without treating nonmetropolitan areas as MSAs.

Because Georgia publishes 18 OEWS areas, treat the statewide Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers median as a roll-up and re-check the same occupation in Albany, GA or Athens-Clarke County, GA where BLS releases the row. Tips and commissions stay inside OEWS; benefits and equity do not. Published local OEWS areas include Albany, GA, Athens-Clarke County, GA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Columbus, GA-AL, then Dalton, GA, East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Gainesville, GA, Hinesville, GA, Macon-Bibb County, GA, Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area. Local OEWS area names are state-specific; statewide means are not metro offers.

Top-Tier Sample

75

occupations shown below

Avg. Median Salary

$210,782

top 50 occupations

Top Salary

$618,090

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Where Georgia ranks by published mean wage

BLS All Occupations annual mean vs. 54 states & territories; local OEWS includes Albany, GA and Athens-Clarke County, GA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

$65,920 Top 41% higher than 59% of 54 states & territories

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$55,000–$60,000 8 states & territories 15%
$60,000–$65,000 16 states & territories 30%
$65,000–$70,000 (this entry) 8 states & territories 15%
$70,000–$75,000 8 states & territories 15%
$75,000–$80,000 4 states & territories 7%
$80,000–$85,000 3 states & territories 6%
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$65,920 · 59th percentile of 54 states & territories

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Georgia ranks #22 of 54 by BLS-published All Occupations annual mean wage ($65,920). It is not the median wage or a prediction for a particular worker.

National-price-equivalent mean: dividing the $65,920 BLS All Occupations mean by the BEA state RPP gives $68,453. Inputs: BEA Regional Price Parity for Georgia (RPP 96.3, 2024; 100 = national average, all items, table SARPP). The division is a WageDex calculation, not an after-tax or household-income measure.

Largest OEWS footprints in Georgia

Published employment among the top-pay sample, top 15 by jobs

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Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS As of May 2025

BLS publishes wage data for 744 distinct occupations in Georgia. The table below shows the top 50 by median annual wage, reordered by published employment for this reading. Drill into the full top-100 ranking or the fastest-growing list for deeper coverage.

Top-pay occupations in Georgia, by employment

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Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published Georgia jobs so the title sequence follows the local OEWS mix.

# Occupation Median Salary
1 Software Developers $131,010
2 Lawyers $134,830
3 Financial Managers $166,790
4 Computer and Information Systems Managers $173,940
5 Sales Managers $159,890
6 Medical and Health Services Managers $131,910
7 Pharmacists $137,120
8 Nurse Practitioners $129,430
9 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $618,090
10 Physicians, All Other $266,880
11 Marketing Managers $160,760
12 Computer Network Architects $133,890
13 Human Resources Managers $150,700
14 Information Security Analysts $128,970
15 General Internal Medicine Physicians $425,460
16 Chief Executives $208,180
17 Family Medicine Physicians $259,320
18 Architectural and Engineering Managers $161,470
19 Purchasing Managers $155,360
20 Dentists, General $206,760
21 Database Architects $139,500
22 Aerospace Engineers $140,460
23 Public Relations Managers $134,500
24 Training and Development Managers $132,120
25 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $133,660
26 Nurse Anesthetists $224,630
27 Cardiologists $610,070
28 Anesthesiologists $230,000
29 Commercial Pilots $145,100
30 Physical Scientists, All Other $137,680
31 Compensation and Benefits Managers $163,060
32 Air Traffic Controllers $178,420
33 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $131,260
34 Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $474,820
35 Psychiatrists $237,480
36 Advertising and Promotions Managers $133,810
37 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $354,000
38 Surgeons, All Other $502,070
39 Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance $143,230
40 Nuclear Engineers $132,440
41 Podiatrists $132,630
42 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons $129,010
43 Physicians, Pathologists $211,800
44 Physicists $144,870
45 Medical Dosimetrists $155,390
46 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $382,920
47 Radiologists $335,190
48 Emergency Medicine Physicians $219,010
49 Orthodontists $159,230
50 Pediatricians, General $149,990

Lowest Paying Jobs in Georgia

Occupation Median Salary
Models $15,080
Waiters and Waitresses $18,700
Gambling Dealers $21,430
Bartenders $22,830
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other $23,750
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $24,780
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $25,130
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $25,740
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $26,120
Passenger Attendants $26,330
Cooks, Short Order $26,870
Manicurists and Pedicurists $26,910
Fast Food and Counter Workers $26,920
Cooks, Fast Food $26,940
Shampooers $27,560
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $27,850
Childcare Workers $28,020
Medical Transcriptionists $28,330
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials $28,360
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $28,410
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $28,770
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $28,920
Parking Attendants $28,960
Cashiers $29,070
Baggage Porters and Bellhops $29,070

Fastest Growing Jobs

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See national growth projections alongside the published OEWS state employment estimates for each occupation in Georgia. Based on BLS employment projections 2024-2034.

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Two BLS OEWS peer sets outside Georgia. Local metro cards below stay inside this state; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on published All Occupations mean wage ($65,920 here) and reported employment (4,889,170 jobs here).

Similar mean wage

Nearest other states by BLS All Occupations annual mean wage.

Similar employment scale

Nearest headcount peers (floor 250,000 All Occupations jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS All Occupations mean annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude states already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct.

Local OEWS areas and related Georgia pages

Published local OEWS areas include Albany, GA, Athens-Clarke County, GA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Columbus, GA-AL, then Dalton, GA, East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Gainesville, GA, Hinesville, GA, Macon-Bibb County, GA, Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area.

Albany, GA

Local OEWS wage area

Athens-Clarke County, GA

Local OEWS wage area

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Local OEWS wage area

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

Local OEWS wage area

Brunswick-St. Simons, GA

Local OEWS wage area

Columbus, GA-AL

Local OEWS wage area

Highest Paying in Georgia

Top 100 by median salary

Fastest Growing in Georgia

Projected 2024-2034 growth

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

National occupation profile

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average of the top 50 occupation medians in Georgia? ▼
The equal-weighted mean of the top 50 published occupation medians is $210,782/year (BLS OEWS May 2025). It is not the statewide mean or median and does not describe the wage of a typical worker.
What is the average salary in Georgia? ▼
BLS publishes an All Occupations annual mean wage of $65,920/year for Georgia in the May 2025 OEWS release, which ranks 22nd among the 54 states and territories with a published mean. Published local OEWS areas include Albany, GA, Athens-Clarke County, GA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Columbus, GA-AL, then Dalton, GA, East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Gainesville, GA, Hinesville, GA, Macon-Bibb County, GA, Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area. This is an occupational wage estimate, not a household-income statistic or a prediction for one worker.
What is the highest paying job in Georgia? ▼
The highest paying occupation in Georgia is Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers with a median salary of $618,090/year according to BLS data. The second highest is Cardiologists at $610,070/year.
What jobs pay the least in Georgia? ▼
The lowest published occupation median in this Georgia ranking is Models at $15,080/year. The table does not classify that occupation as entry-level or explain why its median is lowest.
How many local BLS wage areas are shown for Georgia? ▼
WageDex has occupation-level wage rows for 14 metro areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas assigned to Georgia. Published local OEWS areas include Albany, GA, Athens-Clarke County, GA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Columbus, GA-AL, then Dalton, GA, East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Gainesville, GA, Hinesville, GA, Macon-Bibb County, GA, Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area. Nonmetropolitan reporting areas are not MSAs. Compare the same occupation and statistic across areas; published coverage can differ by occupation and geography.
How many occupations are shown for Georgia? ▼
BLS publishes wage data for 744 distinct occupations in Georgia. The 50 occupations in the displayed upper tier have a combined OEWS employment estimate of approximately 253,850 jobs in covered establishments.

Local-area sources inside Georgia

BLS OEWS state wage tables → BLS OEWS metro area tables → BLS LAUS unemployment → BEA personal income by state →

What to do with this data

How to use Georgia wage data in a real decision

  • Georgia has 18 published OEWS areas starting with Albany, GA; open Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers inside a metro before using the statewide $618,090 median. Albany, GA
  • Inside Georgia, re-check Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Albany, GA, Athens-Clarke County, GA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC or Brunswick-St. Simons, GA before treating the statewide median as a metro offer. Albany, GA
  • Open Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers for percentile bands and local-area rows; Georgia's statewide median of $618,090 uses a different geography than any single metro estimate. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
  • The published Georgia range runs from Models at $15,080 to Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers at $618,090; an offer still depends on the exact role and employer. Salary calculator

BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period and exclude self-employed workers; some small occupation-area cells are suppressed.

Last updated: May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

State-level employment totals and local-area breakouts from BLS OEWS State and Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2025. Local areas can be metropolitan or nonmetropolitan.

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