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Environmental Engineers salary in Atlanta, GA

The median environmental engineers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $96,820 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,993 a month.

10th percentile
$64,810
25th percentile
$76,850
Median percentile
$96,820
75th percentile
$126,990
90th percentile
$144,870

Based on 590 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

$71,918 take-home a year
Gross pay$96,820
Federal income tax−$12,470
Social Security + Medicare−$7,407
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$5,025
Monthly take-home$5,993
Every two weeks$2,766

Does it go far here?

$96,764Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
28%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 environmental engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia