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Lawyers salary in Georgia

The median lawyers in Georgia earns $134,830 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,035 a month.

10th percentile
$58,750
25th percentile
$84,460
Median percentile
$134,830
75th percentile
$202,800
90th percentile
$317,820

Based on 23,930 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

$96,425 take-home a year
Gross pay$134,830
Federal income tax−$21,093
Social Security + Medicare−$10,314
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$6,998
Monthly take-home$8,035
Every two weeks$3,709

Does it go far here?

$140,021Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,393 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Georgia

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Cardiologists$610,070
General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460
Physicians, All Other$266,880
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Anesthesiologists$230,000
Nurse Anesthetists$224,630
Chief Executives$208,180

All lawyers salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia