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title: "Average Salary in Augusta, GA-SC"
description: "Mean $60,020, median $45,990 in the Augusta 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 Augusta, GA-SC

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $60,020, median $45,990 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 231,930 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $50,040.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $25,800 |
| 25th | $32,610 |
| 50th | $45,990 |
| 75th | $73,770 |
| 90th | $108,010 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 91.9 |
| Housing (rents) | 70.6 |
| Goods | 96.3 |
| Utilities | 89.5 |
| Other services | 98.5 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $229,440
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $182,440
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $181,810
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $170,600
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $169,000
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $161,080
- [Financial Advisor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-advisor): $156,020
- [Psychiatrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/psychiatrist): $155,040
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $152,860
- [Industrial Production Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/industrial-production-manager): $148,220

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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