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Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators salary in Atlanta, GA

The median fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $65,010 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,253 a month.

10th percentile
$40,530
25th percentile
$50,350
Median percentile
$65,010
75th percentile
$77,540
90th percentile
$94,110

Based on 230 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

$51,042 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,010
Federal income tax−$5,621
Social Security + Medicare−$4,973
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$3,374
Monthly take-home$4,253
Every two weeks$1,963

Does it go far here?

$64,972Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
39%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 fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia