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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary in Atlanta, GA

The median career/technical education teachers, middle school in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $79,690 a year, 23% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,063 a month.

10th percentile
$44,990
25th percentile
$68,070
Median percentile
$79,690
75th percentile
$88,450
90th percentile
$98,260

Based on 250 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$60,756 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,690
Federal income tax−$8,702
Social Security + Medicare−$6,096
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$4,136
Monthly take-home$5,063
Every two weeks$2,337

Does it go far here?

$79,644Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,672 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Atlanta, GA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Chief Executives$275,820
Physicians, All Other$275,080
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Cardiologists$239,200
Anesthesiologists$226,830
Dentists, General$222,690
Air Traffic Controllers$186,640

All career/technical education teachers, middle school salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia