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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in Atlanta, GA

The median protective service workers, all other in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $45,950 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,060 a month.

10th percentile
$30,780
25th percentile
$39,730
Median percentile
$45,950
75th percentile
$69,450
90th percentile
$88,980

Based on 790 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

$36,716 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,950
Federal income tax−$3,334
Social Security + Medicare−$3,515
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,385
Monthly take-home$3,060
Every two weeks$1,412

Does it go far here?

$45,923Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
55%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 protective service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia