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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in Atlanta, GA

The median chemical equipment operators and tenders in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $49,240 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,266 a month.

10th percentile
$36,000
25th percentile
$42,810
Median percentile
$49,240
75th percentile
$59,830
90th percentile
$69,740

Based on 2,030 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

$39,189 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,240
Federal income tax−$3,729
Social Security + Medicare−$3,767
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,556
Monthly take-home$3,266
Every two weeks$1,507

Does it go far here?

$49,211Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
51%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 chemical equipment operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia