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Fire Inspectors and Investigators salary in Atlanta, GA

The median fire inspectors and investigators in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $71,070 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,595 a month.

10th percentile
$39,030
25th percentile
$53,200
Median percentile
$71,070
75th percentile
$84,200
90th percentile
$100,580

Based on 210 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

$55,139 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,070
Federal income tax−$6,805
Social Security + Medicare−$5,437
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$3,689
Monthly take-home$4,595
Every two weeks$2,121

Does it go far here?

$71,029Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
36%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 fire inspectors and investigators salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia