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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Georgia

The median economics teachers, postsecondary in Georgia earns $117,600 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,122 a month.

10th percentile
$42,810
25th percentile
$85,430
Median percentile
$117,600
75th percentile
$147,370
90th percentile
$209,260

Based on 370 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

$85,458 take-home a year
Gross pay$117,600
Federal income tax−$17,042
Social Security + Medicare−$8,996
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$6,103
Monthly take-home$7,122
Every two weeks$3,287

Does it go far here?

$122,127Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,393 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Georgia

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Cardiologists$610,070
General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460
Physicians, All Other$266,880
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Anesthesiologists$230,000
Nurse Anesthetists$224,630
Chief Executives$208,180

All economics teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia