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Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary in Atlanta, GA

The median licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $65,060 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,257 a month.

10th percentile
$48,130
25th percentile
$58,980
Median percentile
$65,060
75th percentile
$73,630
90th percentile
$79,740

Based on 9,710 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

$51,079 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,060
Federal income tax−$5,627
Social Security + Medicare−$4,977
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$3,377
Monthly take-home$4,257
Every two weeks$1,965

Does it go far here?

$65,022Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
39%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 licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia