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Special Education Teachers, Middle School salary in Atlanta, GA

The median special education teachers, middle school in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $77,750 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,958 a month.

10th percentile
$60,760
25th percentile
$64,800
Median percentile
$77,750
75th percentile
$82,730
90th percentile
$96,690

Based on 2,200 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

$59,492 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,750
Federal income tax−$8,275
Social Security + Medicare−$5,948
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$4,035
Monthly take-home$4,958
Every two weeks$2,288

Does it go far here?

$77,705Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
34%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 special education teachers, middle school salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia