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Mechanical Engineers salary in Georgia

The median mechanical engineers in Georgia earns $100,620 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,199 a month.

10th percentile
$71,940
25th percentile
$80,040
Median percentile
$100,620
75th percentile
$128,350
90th percentile
$156,320

Based on 5,290 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

$74,394 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,620
Federal income tax−$13,306
Social Security + Medicare−$7,697
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$5,222
Monthly take-home$6,199
Every two weeks$2,861

Does it go far here?

$104,494Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
22%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 mechanical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia