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Highway Maintenance Workers salary in Atlanta, GA

The median highway maintenance workers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $40,150 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,696 a month.

10th percentile
$35,090
25th percentile
$37,010
Median percentile
$40,150
75th percentile
$46,560
90th percentile
$49,360

Based on 880 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

$32,357 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,150
Federal income tax−$2,638
Social Security + Medicare−$3,071
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,084
Monthly take-home$2,696
Every two weeks$1,244

Does it go far here?

$40,127Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
62%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 highway maintenance workers salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia