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Physical Therapist Assistants salary in Atlanta, GA

The median physical therapist assistants in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $74,730 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,794 a month.

10th percentile
$43,400
25th percentile
$58,540
Median percentile
$74,730
75th percentile
$81,330
90th percentile
$89,610

Based on 1,370 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

$57,524 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,730
Federal income tax−$7,611
Social Security + Medicare−$5,717
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$3,878
Monthly take-home$4,794
Every two weeks$2,212

Does it go far here?

$74,687Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
35%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 physical therapist assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia