Paycheck Atlas

Slaughterers and Meat Packers salary in Atlanta, GA

The median slaughterers and meat packers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $39,510 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,656 a month.

10th percentile
$31,680
25th percentile
$34,500
Median percentile
$39,510
75th percentile
$41,110
90th percentile
$43,650

Based on 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

$31,876 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,510
Federal income tax−$2,561
Social Security + Medicare−$3,023
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,051
Monthly take-home$2,656
Every two weeks$1,226

Does it go far here?

$39,487Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
63%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 slaughterers and meat packers salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia