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Physician Assistants salary in Atlanta, GA

The median physician assistants in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $111,810 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,807 a month.

10th percentile
$62,230
25th percentile
$62,230
Median percentile
$111,810
75th percentile
$141,740
90th percentile
$172,110

Based on 3,970 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

$81,685 take-home a year
Gross pay$111,810
Federal income tax−$15,768
Social Security + Medicare−$8,553
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$5,803
Monthly take-home$6,807
Every two weeks$3,142

Does it go far here?

$111,745Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
25%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 physician assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia