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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping salary in Atlanta, GA

The median human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $48,770 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,236 a month.

10th percentile
$36,870
25th percentile
$42,900
Median percentile
$48,770
75th percentile
$59,860
90th percentile
$65,150

Based on 1,360 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

$38,836 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,770
Federal income tax−$3,672
Social Security + Medicare−$3,731
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,531
Monthly take-home$3,236
Every two weeks$1,494

Does it go far here?

$48,742Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
52%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 human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia