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Surgeons, All Other salary in Atlanta, GA

The median surgeons, all other in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $529,100 a year, 28% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $27,604 a month.

10th percentile
$197,640
25th percentile
$431,610
Median percentile
$529,100
75th percentile
$561,100
90th percentile
$700,790

Based on 90 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

$331,248 take-home a year
Gross pay$529,100
Federal income tax−$148,319
Social Security + Medicare−$22,073
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$27,460
Monthly take-home$27,604
Every two weeks$12,740

Does it go far here?

$528,793Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
6%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 surgeons, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia