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Meter Readers, Utilities salary in Georgia

The median meter readers, utilities in Georgia earns $43,140 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,884 a month.

10th percentile
$36,040
25th percentile
$38,800
Median percentile
$43,140
75th percentile
$51,360
90th percentile
$63,610

Based on 670 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

$34,604 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,140
Federal income tax−$2,997
Social Security + Medicare−$3,300
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,239
Monthly take-home$2,884
Every two weeks$1,331

Does it go far here?

$44,801Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
48%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 meter readers, utilities salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia