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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salary in Atlanta, GA

The median dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $48,930 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,246 a month.

10th percentile
$32,770
25th percentile
$39,080
Median percentile
$48,930
75th percentile
$61,040
90th percentile
$74,700

Based on 3,690 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

$38,956 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,930
Federal income tax−$3,692
Social Security + Medicare−$3,743
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,539
Monthly take-home$3,246
Every two weeks$1,498

Does it go far here?

$48,902Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
52%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 dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia