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Social Science Research Assistants salary in Georgia

The median social science research assistants in Georgia earns $66,620 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,353 a month.

10th percentile
$40,650
25th percentile
$52,830
Median percentile
$66,620
75th percentile
$99,090
90th percentile
$136,810

Based on 1,840 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

$52,240 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,620
Federal income tax−$5,826
Social Security + Medicare−$5,096
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$3,458
Monthly take-home$4,353
Every two weeks$2,009

Does it go far here?

$69,185Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
32%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 social science research assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia