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Transportation Workers, All Other salary in Atlanta, GA

The median transportation workers, all other in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $44,070 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,942 a month.

10th percentile
$25,460
25th percentile
$39,470
Median percentile
$44,070
75th percentile
$47,140
90th percentile
$58,900

Based on 390 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

$35,303 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,070
Federal income tax−$3,108
Social Security + Medicare−$3,371
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,287
Monthly take-home$2,942
Every two weeks$1,358

Does it go far here?

$44,044Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
57%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 transportation workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia