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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Atlanta, GA

The median fast food and counter workers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $27,780 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,920 a month.

10th percentile
$21,830
25th percentile
$23,020
Median percentile
$27,780
75th percentile
$33,050
90th percentile
$37,030

Based on 80,730 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

$23,045 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,780
Federal income tax−$1,168
Social Security + Medicare−$2,125
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,442
Monthly take-home$1,920
Every two weeks$886

Does it go far here?

$27,764Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
87%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 fast food and counter workers salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia