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title: "Average Salary in Atlanta, GA"
description: "Mean $71,900, median $51,170 in the Atlanta metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Atlanta, GA

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $71,900, median $51,170 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 2,889,670 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $51,140.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $29,110 |
| 25th | $37,030 |
| 50th | $51,170 |
| 75th | $82,140 |
| 90th | $132,230 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 100.1 |
| Housing (rents) | 111.0 |
| Goods | 100.4 |
| Utilities | 96.2 |
| Other services | 96.7 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Dermatologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dermatologist): $235,330
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $218,190
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $206,960
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $193,250
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $191,690
- [Compensation and Benefits Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/compensation-and-benefits-manager): $179,550
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $179,000
- [Physicist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physicist): $178,420
- [Air Traffic Controller](https://nuecareer.com/careers/air-traffic-controller): $176,200
- [Orthodontist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/orthodontist): $174,100

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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