Highest Paying Jobs in Georgia

Top 100 occupations ranked by median annual salary, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025

Highest Occupation Median

$618,090

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Mean of Top 25 Medians

$283,610

each occupation weighted once

Medians ≥ $100K

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Occupations

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This ranking surfaces the 100 highest-paying occupations in Georgia by BLS OEWS state median salary, drawn from the May 2025 release. At the top, Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers pays a state median of $618,090, +166% above the national median of $232,140 for the same role. Of the 100 occupation medians shown, 99 are at least $100,000 per year in Georgia. The equal-weighted mean of the top ten published occupation medians is $422,882. It is not a worker mean or median.

The "Difference" column subtracts or compares each state median with the corresponding national median for the same SOC code. In this list, 42 of 100 occupation medians are above the corresponding national median in Georgia. These values do not identify why the state and national estimates differ.

This ranking orders published occupation medians; it does not identify career stages, individual earning potential, or the odds of obtaining a job. The employment column contains estimated jobs in covered establishments. Occupation profiles separately show BLS projection and typical-entry education assignments where available. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. Employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, and nonproduction bonuses are outside the estimate, so review those separately for any specific offer. Open a linked profile to compare percentile boundaries, BLS education assignments, local-area estimates, and projected openings without treating one measure as a personal forecast.

#	Occupation	State Median	National	Difference	Estimated Jobs
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$618,090	$232,140	+166% above	8,770
2	Cardiologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$610,070	$496,010	+23% above	1,150
3	Surgeons, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$502,070	$414,010	+21% above	300
4	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$474,820	$358,550	+32% above	490
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$425,460	$256,560	+66% above	5,440
6	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$382,920	$300,080	+28% above	120
7	Obstetricians and Gynecologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$354,000	$292,910	+21% above	350
8	Radiologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$335,190	$420,860	20% below	N/A
9	Physicians, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$266,880	$265,930	same as	8,580
10	Family Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$259,320	$244,180	+6% above	3,690
11	Psychiatrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$237,480	$281,870	16% below	470
12	Anesthesiologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$230,000	$391,490	41% below	1,040
13	Nurse Anesthetists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$224,630	$236,590	5% below	1,170
14	Emergency Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$219,010	$335,550	35% below	N/A
15	Physicians, Pathologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$211,800	$312,400	32% below	170
16	Chief Executives Management Occupations	$208,180	$213,990	3% below	4,080
17	Dentists, General Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$206,760	$170,950	+21% above	2,620
18	Air Traffic Controllers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$178,420	$148,080	+20% above	970
19	Computer and Information Systems Managers Management Occupations	$173,940	$175,140	1% below	18,560
20	Financial Managers Management Occupations	$166,790	$166,570	same as	21,390
21	Compensation and Benefits Managers Management Occupations	$163,060	$149,230	+9% above	1,010
22	Architectural and Engineering Managers Management Occupations	$161,470	$171,270	6% below	3,590
23	Marketing Managers Management Occupations	$160,760	$166,790	4% below	8,510
24	Sales Managers Management Occupations	$159,890	$148,270	+8% above	17,690
25	Orthodontists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$159,230	$289,140	45% below	N/A
26	Medical Dosimetrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$155,390	$147,470	+5% above	140
27	Purchasing Managers Management Occupations	$155,360	$148,080	+5% above	3,430
28	Human Resources Managers Management Occupations	$150,700	$149,280	+1% above	7,270
29	Pediatricians, General Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$149,990	$210,040	29% below	N/A
30	Commercial Pilots Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$145,100	$123,220	+18% above	1,020
31	Physicists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$144,870	$172,250	16% below	160
32	Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance Personal Care and Service Occupations	$143,230	$97,150	+47% above	200
33	Aerospace Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$140,460	$134,960	+4% above	2,230
34	Database Architects Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$139,500	$139,500	same as	2,590
35	Physical Scientists, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$137,680	$122,570	+12% above	1,020
36	Pharmacists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$137,120	$140,910	3% below	10,530
37	Lawyers Legal Occupations	$134,830	$159,670	16% below	23,930
38	Public Relations Managers Management Occupations	$134,500	$146,910	8% below	1,540
39	Computer Network Architects Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$133,890	$134,050	same as	7,690
40	Advertising and Promotions Managers Management Occupations	$133,810	$133,660	same as	420
41	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Legal Occupations	$133,660	$153,990	13% below	1,190
42	Podiatrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$132,630	$160,300	17% below	190
43	Nuclear Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$132,440	$133,970	1% below	200
44	Training and Development Managers Management Occupations	$132,120	$133,000	1% below	1,480
45	Medical and Health Services Managers Management Occupations	$131,910	$123,860	+6% above	11,130
46	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$131,260	$109,270	+20% above	700
47	Software Developers Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$131,010	$135,980	4% below	49,700
48	Nurse Practitioners Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$129,430	$132,300	2% below	10,460
49	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$129,010	$352,220	63% below	180
50	Information Security Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$128,970	$129,180	same as	6,290
51	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales and Related Occupations	$128,850	$104,920	+23% above	5,700
52	Optometrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$128,830	$136,570	6% below	870
53	Industrial Production Managers Management Occupations	$127,820	$126,060	+1% above	5,510
54	Veterinarians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$126,590	$130,100	3% below	2,670
55	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$126,300	$115,210	+10% above	3,130
56	Managers, All Other Management Occupations	$125,000	$141,900	12% below	34,680
57	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Management Occupations	$123,330	$107,230	+15% above	6,700
58	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$123,010	$130,220	6% below	2,630
59	Economists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$122,570	$124,720	2% below	260
60	Hydrologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$121,830	$96,600	+26% above	30
61	Artists and Related Workers, All Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$119,680	$71,240	+68% above	360
62	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$117,600	$123,920	5% below	370
63	Physician Assistants Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$115,390	$135,880	15% below	5,610
64	Statisticians Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$115,150	$105,650	+9% above	460
65	Facilities Managers Management Occupations	$114,360	$106,660	+7% above	2,670
66	Fundraising Managers Management Occupations	$113,050	$125,470	10% below	680
67	Engineers, All Other Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$112,260	$122,930	9% below	4,120
68	Construction Managers Management Occupations	$110,810	$114,990	4% below	10,740
69	Art Directors Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$110,430	$114,850	4% below	1,420
70	Education Administrators, Postsecondary Management Occupations	$110,200	$104,590	+5% above	2,890
71	Administrative Services Managers Management Occupations	$108,250	$114,130	5% below	13,720
72	Power Plant Operators Production Occupations	$107,580	$102,040	+5% above	590
73	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$106,960	$107,310	same as	4,860
74	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$106,930	$103,020	+4% above	540
75	Database Administrators Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$106,810	$104,620	+2% above	2,460
76	Computer Systems Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$106,240	$105,850	same as	11,640
77	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$105,880	$115,160	8% below	350
78	Nurse Midwives Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$105,510	$134,040	21% below	300
79	Computer Occupations, All Other Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$104,610	$116,580	10% below	20,630
80	Data Scientists Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$104,340	$120,230	13% below	9,260
81	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$104,330	$98,700	+6% above	380
82	Occupational Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$104,010	$100,330	+4% above	3,650
83	Chemical Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$103,880	$125,040	17% below	330
84	Web and Digital Interface Designers Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$103,810	$104,000	same as	2,800
85	General and Operations Managers Management Occupations	$103,730	$105,770	2% below	111,060
86	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Management Occupations	$103,360	$105,870	2% below	7,530
87	Microbiologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$103,070	$87,990	+17% above	880
88	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$103,040	$104,300	1% below	7,110
89	Physical Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$102,700	$102,760	same as	6,780
90	Project Management Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$102,140	$102,320	same as	28,900
91	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$101,580	$100,310	+1% above	210
92	Personal Financial Advisors Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$101,450	$105,070	3% below	6,830
93	Nuclear Medicine Technologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$100,880	$101,370	same as	540
94	Materials Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$100,840	$112,860	11% below	700
95	Mechanical Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$100,620	$104,110	3% below	5,290
96	Financial Risk Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$100,570	$117,330	14% below	2,180
97	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$100,420	$99,280	+1% above	2,440
98	Computer Hardware Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$100,210	$161,740	38% below	650
99	Industrial Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$100,100	$102,440	2% below	8,940
100	Management Analysts Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$99,600	$101,860	2% below	38,390

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About This Data

All salary data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025. State-level data reflects wages for workers employed in Georgia. The "Difference" column shows how Georgia pay compares to the national median for that occupation.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. These figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS state-level wage data. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.

Compiled by WageDex · August 10, 2026

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