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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Atlanta, GA

The median child, family, and school social workers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $49,720 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,296 a month.

10th percentile
$37,090
25th percentile
$42,930
Median percentile
$49,720
75th percentile
$62,790
90th percentile
$92,340

Based on 3,990 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

$39,550 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,720
Federal income tax−$3,786
Social Security + Medicare−$3,804
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,580
Monthly take-home$3,296
Every two weeks$1,521

Does it go far here?

$49,691Median 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 child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia