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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Atlanta, GA

The median criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $78,610 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,004 a month.

10th percentile
$49,690
25th percentile
$60,530
Median percentile
$78,610
75th percentile
$79,010
90th percentile
$94,310

Based on 180 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

$60,052 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,610
Federal income tax−$8,464
Social Security + Medicare−$6,014
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$4,080
Monthly take-home$5,004
Every two weeks$2,310

Does it go far here?

$78,564Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
33%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 criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia