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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators salary in Atlanta, GA

The median paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $46,120 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,070 a month.

10th percentile
$39,340
25th percentile
$41,670
Median percentile
$46,120
75th percentile
$50,000
90th percentile
$59,290

Based on 770 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

$36,844 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,120
Federal income tax−$3,354
Social Security + Medicare−$3,528
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,394
Monthly take-home$3,070
Every two weeks$1,417

Does it go far here?

$46,093Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,672 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Atlanta, GA

JobMedian pay
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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 paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia