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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Atlanta, GA

The median career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $62,700 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,109 a month.

10th percentile
$40,110
25th percentile
$54,900
Median percentile
$62,700
75th percentile
$69,680
90th percentile
$76,920

Based on 1,220 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

$49,305 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,700
Federal income tax−$5,344
Social Security + Medicare−$4,797
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$3,254
Monthly take-home$4,109
Every two weeks$1,896

Does it go far here?

$62,664Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
41%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

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