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

The median career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $81,090 a year, 22% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,139 a month.

10th percentile
$60,770
25th percentile
$64,050
Median percentile
$81,090
75th percentile
$95,580
90th percentile
$98,790

Based on 880 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

$61,668 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,090
Federal income tax−$9,010
Social Security + Medicare−$6,203
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$4,209
Monthly take-home$5,139
Every two weeks$2,372

Does it go far here?

$81,043Median 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, secondary school salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia