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Civil Engineers salary in Atlanta, GA

The median civil engineers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $88,000 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,514 a month.

10th percentile
$63,810
25th percentile
$78,130
Median percentile
$88,000
75th percentile
$116,430
90th percentile
$160,150

Based on 6,270 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

$66,171 take-home a year
Gross pay$88,000
Federal income tax−$10,530
Social Security + Medicare−$6,732
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$4,567
Monthly take-home$5,514
Every two weeks$2,545

Does it go far here?

$87,949Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
30%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 civil engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia