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First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives salary in Atlanta, GA

The median first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $81,860 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,181 a month.

10th percentile
$64,220
25th percentile
$76,410
Median percentile
$81,860
75th percentile
$98,910
90th percentile
$123,170

Based on 4,460 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

$62,170 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,860
Federal income tax−$9,179
Social Security + Medicare−$6,262
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$4,249
Monthly take-home$5,181
Every two weeks$2,391

Does it go far here?

$81,813Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
32%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 first-line supervisors of police and detectives salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia