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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary in Georgia

The median special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in Georgia earns $72,880 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,693 a month.

10th percentile
$49,510
25th percentile
$61,290
Median percentile
$72,880
75th percentile
$80,370
90th percentile
$98,750

Based on 9,370 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

$56,319 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,880
Federal income tax−$7,204
Social Security + Medicare−$5,575
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$3,782
Monthly take-home$4,693
Every two weeks$2,166

Does it go far here?

$75,686Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
30%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 special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia