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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in Atlanta, GA

The median food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $27,280 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,888 a month.

10th percentile
$23,040
25th percentile
$24,330
Median percentile
$27,280
75th percentile
$34,710
90th percentile
$39,490

Based on 1,500 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

$22,659 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,280
Federal income tax−$1,118
Social Security + Medicare−$2,087
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,416
Monthly take-home$1,888
Every two weeks$872

Does it go far here?

$27,264Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
89%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 food preparation and serving related workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia