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Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Georgia

The median secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Georgia earns $75,480 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,834 a month.

10th percentile
$49,450
25th percentile
$60,950
Median percentile
$75,480
75th percentile
$79,240
90th percentile
$96,820

Based on 25,730 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

$58,013 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,480
Federal income tax−$7,776
Social Security + Medicare−$5,774
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$3,917
Monthly take-home$4,834
Every two weeks$2,231

Does it go far here?

$78,386Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,393 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Georgia

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Cardiologists$610,070
General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460
Physicians, All Other$266,880
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Anesthesiologists$230,000
Nurse Anesthetists$224,630
Chief Executives$208,180

All secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia