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Clinical and Counseling Psychologists salary in Atlanta, GA

The median clinical and counseling psychologists in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $97,090 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,008 a month.

10th percentile
$19,340
25th percentile
$53,500
Median percentile
$97,090
75th percentile
$159,550
90th percentile
$206,070

Based on 770 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

$72,094 take-home a year
Gross pay$97,090
Federal income tax−$12,530
Social Security + Medicare−$7,427
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$5,039
Monthly take-home$6,008
Every two weeks$2,773

Does it go far here?

$97,034Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
28%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 clinical and counseling psychologists salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia