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Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Atlanta, GA

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $64,080 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,195 a month.

10th percentile
$45,500
25th percentile
$50,700
Median percentile
$64,080
75th percentile
$83,250
90th percentile
$105,310

Based on 10,290 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

$50,343 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,080
Federal income tax−$5,510
Social Security + Medicare−$4,902
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$3,326
Monthly take-home$4,195
Every two weeks$1,936

Does it go far here?

$64,043Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
40%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 paralegals and legal assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia