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Counter and Rental Clerks salary in Atlanta, GA

The median counter and rental clerks in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $39,530 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,658 a month.

10th percentile
$30,680
25th percentile
$33,880
Median percentile
$39,530
75th percentile
$49,100
90th percentile
$65,830

Based on 7,130 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

$31,891 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,530
Federal income tax−$2,564
Social Security + Medicare−$3,024
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,052
Monthly take-home$2,658
Every two weeks$1,227

Does it go far here?

$39,507Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
63%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 counter and rental clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia