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Correctional Officers and Jailers salary in Atlanta, GA

The median correctional officers and jailers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $49,380 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,275 a month.

10th percentile
$43,490
25th percentile
$46,580
Median percentile
$49,380
75th percentile
$57,080
90th percentile
$59,850

Based on 2,910 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

$39,294 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,380
Federal income tax−$3,746
Social Security + Medicare−$3,778
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,563
Monthly take-home$3,275
Every two weeks$1,511

Does it go far here?

$49,351Median 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 correctional officers and jailers salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia