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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Atlanta, GA

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $52,160 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,449 a month.

10th percentile
$39,580
25th percentile
$46,930
Median percentile
$52,160
75th percentile
$63,220
90th percentile
$78,550

Based on 1,460 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

$41,383 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,160
Federal income tax−$4,079
Social Security + Medicare−$3,990
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,707
Monthly take-home$3,449
Every two weeks$1,592

Does it go far here?

$52,130Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
48%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 water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia