What is the average salary in Atlanta, GA?

$70,770a year

Average yearly pay across 690 jobs with official data in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $34.03
Jobs with data: 690
Workers counted: 2,839,240

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Airline Pilot	$618,100
Surgeon	$529,100
Ophthalmologist	$412,900
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$354,000
Dermatologist	$284,600
Psychiatrist	$277,000
Chief Executive	$275,800
Physician	$275,100
Physician	$270,000
Emergency Medicine Physician	$263,800

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Retail Salesperson	$32,850
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$27,780
Laborer and Freight	$39,020
General and Operations Manager	$111,400
Customer Service Representative	$42,710
Registered Nurse	$100,500
Cashier	$30,010
Stocker and Order Filler	$36,160
Waiter and Waitress	$18,460
Business Operations Specialist	$80,020

Management

Administrative Services Manager$113,200
Advertising and Promotions Manager$146,600
Architectural and Engineering Manager$162,400
Chief Executive$275,800
Compensation and Benefits Manager$166,100
Computer and Information Systems Manager$178,000
Construction Manager$119,600
Education Administrator$105,300
Education Administrator$128,600
Education Administrator$90,000
Education and Childcare Administrator$60,290
Emergency Management Director$103,800
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$88,410
Facilities Manager$120,400
Financial Manager$171,200
Food Service Manager$67,580
Fundraising Manager$127,400
Funeral Home Manager$85,200
General and Operations Manager$111,400
Human Resources Manager$161,300
Industrial Production Manager$127,700
Lodging Manager$64,060
Manager$130,300
Marketing Manager$163,500
Medical and Health Services Manager$137,300
Personal Service Manager$80,620
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$98,570
Property$76,700
Public Relations Manager$136,500
Purchasing Manager$165,900
Sales Manager$166,900
Social and Community Service Manager$78,870
Training and Development Manager$134,800
Transportation$127,500

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$85,820
Budget Analyst$99,880
Business Operations Specialist$80,020
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$75,140
Claims Adjuster$75,770
Compensation$70,390
Compliance Officer$72,810
Cost Estimator$82,870
Credit Analyst$80,750
Credit Counselor$64,080
Financial and Investment Analyst$100,800
Financial Examiner$77,650
Financial Risk Specialist$104,900
Financial Specialist$81,300
Fundraiser$76,490
Human Resources Specialist$75,410
Insurance Appraiser$97,910
Insurance Underwriter$95,430
Labor Relations Specialist$86,590
Loan Officer$76,340
Logistician$77,570
Management Analyst$101,200
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$79,030
Meeting$50,140
Personal Financial Advisor$104,000
Project Management Specialist$103,400
Property Appraiser and Assessor$65,240
Tax Examiner and Collector$56,350
Tax Preparer$50,070
Training and Development Specialist$71,330

Computer and mathematical

Computer and Information Research Scientist$166,800
Computer Network Architect$133,900
Computer Network Support Specialist$81,720
Computer Occupation$108,700
Computer Programmer$101,900
Computer Systems Analyst$119,100
Computer User Support Specialist$62,110
Data Scientist$108,900
Database Administrator$111,000
Database Architect$139,500
Information Security Analyst$131,500
Mathematical Science Occupation$93,320
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$101,000
Operations Research Analyst$77,510
Software Developer$133,000
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$105,800
Statistician$115,600
Web and Digital Interface Designer$118,200
Web Developer$93,590

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$150,200
Architect$103,300
Architectural and Civil Drafter$74,180
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$96,920
Calibration Technologist and Technician$64,220
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$65,190
Chemical Engineer$103,500
Civil Engineer$88,000
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$58,780
Computer Hardware Engineer$100,200
Drafter$62,500
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$78,610
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$87,010
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$73,550
Electronics Engineer$135,400
Engineer$122,600
Engineering Technologist and Technician$67,850
Environmental Engineer$96,820
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$60,500
Health and Safety Engineer$106,000
Industrial Engineer$102,300
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$61,140
Landscape Architect$75,980
Materials Engineer$101,100
Mechanical Drafter$75,360
Mechanical Engineer$102,000
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$70,990
Nuclear Engineer$119,600
Surveying and Mapping Technician$48,810
Surveyor$57,260

Life, physical, and social science

Agricultural Technician$54,380
Anthropologist and Archeologist$59,330
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$103,100
Biological Scientist$97,160
Biological Technician$53,370
Chemical Technician$60,830
Chemist$97,930
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$97,090
Conservation Scientist$69,380
Economist$122,600
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$48,050
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$87,820
Epidemiologist$70,880
Food Science Technician$52,690
Food Scientist and Technologist$108,000
Forensic Science Technician$63,840
Forester$64,110
Geoscientist$70,180
Historian$61,640
Life$87,180
Life Scientist$78,640
Materials Scientist$93,240
Medical Scientist$87,490
Microbiologist$109,300
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$91,620
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$67,550
Physical Scientist$137,700
Physicist$144,900
School Psychologist$99,110
Social Science Research Assistant$67,440
Social Scientist and Related Worker$88,610
Soil and Plant Scientist$61,610
Urban and Regional Planner$81,240
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$66,770

Community and social service

Child$49,720
Clergy$65,150
Community and Social Service Specialist$47,160
Community Health Worker$50,990
Counselor$79,490
Director$93,120
Educational$67,730
Health Education Specialist$112,500
Healthcare Social Worker$65,280
Marriage and Family Therapist$101,500
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$58,500
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$61,270
Rehabilitation Counselor$55,000
Religious Worker$51,550
Social and Human Service Assistant$41,340
Social Worker$67,260
Substance Abuse$60,880

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$47,920
Architecture Teacher$103,200
Archivist$63,110
Area$80,980
Art$79,010
Biological Science Teacher$107,100
Business Teacher$108,300
Career/Technical Education Teacher$62,700
Career/Technical Education Teacher$79,690
Career/Technical Education Teacher$81,090
Chemistry Teacher$102,600
Communications Teacher$81,810
Computer Science Teacher$107,800
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$78,610
Curator$61,060
Economics Teacher$133,500
Education Teacher$65,880
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$25,000
Elementary School Teacher$76,570
Engineering Teacher$132,200
English Language and Literature Teacher$73,660
Environmental Science Teacher$110,500
Farm and Home Management Educator$40,480
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$79,670
Geography Teacher$85,420
Health Specialties Teacher$130,900
History Teacher$81,510
Instructional Coordinator$81,520
Kindergarten Teacher$75,690
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$78,460
Library Science Teacher$62,450
Library Technician$39,390
Mathematical Science Teacher$75,540
Middle School Teacher$75,490
Museum Technician and Conservator$51,590
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$79,490
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$82,960
Physics Teacher$107,400
Political Science Teacher$86,930
Postsecondary Teacher$77,570
Preschool Teacher$39,870
Psychology Teacher$82,450
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$66,410
Secondary School Teacher$77,210
Self-Enrichment Teacher$55,490
Social Sciences Teacher$62,960
Social Work Teacher$80,220
Sociology Teacher$102,300
Special Education Teacher$78,090
Special Education Teacher$77,960
Special Education Teacher$77,750
Special Education Teacher$77,180
Special Education Teacher$79,580
Substitute Teacher$39,340
Teacher and Instructor$58,870
Teaching Assistant$47,940
Teaching Assistant$29,500
Tutor$48,180

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Actor$135,800
Art Director$111,500
Artist and Related Worker$122,600
Athlete and Sports Competitor$94,530
Audio and Video Technician$52,180
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$48,740
Broadcast Technician$49,420
Camera Operator$76,250
Coach and Scout$49,750
Commercial and Industrial Designer$94,680
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$80,000
Craft Artist$74,110
Designer$58,560
Disc Jockey$43,040
Editor$77,680
Entertainer and Performer$43,530
Film and Video Editor$55,290
Fine Artist$65,010
Floral Designer$36,580
Graphic Designer$62,680
Interior Designer$72,490
Interpreter and Translator$60,420
Lighting Technician$70,150
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$48,120
Media and Communication Worker$75,740
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$37,440
Music Director and Composer$64,440
News Analyst$85,040
Photographer$48,670
Producer and Director$79,950
Public Relations Specialist$78,920
Set and Exhibit Designer$80,960
Sound Engineering Technician$86,610
Special Effects Artist and Animator$76,110
Technical Writer$75,140
Umpire$27,710
Writer and Author$81,990

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Acupuncturist$99,360
Anesthesiologist$226,800
Athletic Trainer$66,140
Audiologist$105,500
Cardiologist$239,200
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$79,250
Chiropractor$52,000
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$65,530
Dental Hygienist$100,400
Dentist$222,700
Dermatologist$284,600
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$88,940
Dietetic Technician$36,230
Dietitian and Nutritionist$77,710
Emergency Medical Technician$47,500
Emergency Medicine Physician$263,800
Exercise Physiologist$60,360
Family Medicine Physician$259,300
Genetic Counselor$98,660
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$79,800
Health Technologist and Technician$54,290
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$133,100
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$78,190
Hearing Aid Specialist$56,010
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$65,060
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$100,200
Medical Dosimetrist$156,000
Medical Records Specialist$58,950
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$103,900
Nurse Anesthetist$239,100
Nurse Midwive$105,500
Nurse Practitioner$132,500
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$354,000
Occupational Therapist$106,200
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$39,150
Ophthalmologist$412,900
Optician$51,890
Optometrist$128,800
Orthodontist$159,200
Orthopedic Surgeon$239,200
Orthotist and Prosthetist$76,880
Paramedic$61,940
Pediatrician$150,000
Pharmacist$139,900
Pharmacy Technician$45,020
Physical Therapist$103,400
Physician$270,000
Physician$275,100
Physician Assistant$111,800
Podiatrist$132,600
Psychiatric Technician$47,650
Psychiatrist$277,000
Radiation Therapist$99,860
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$80,710
Recreational Therapist$60,640
Registered Nurse$100,500
Respiratory Therapist$95,520
Speech-Language Pathologist$102,900
Surgeon$529,100
Surgical Assistant$60,720
Surgical Technologist$67,570
Therapist$62,450
Veterinarian$129,000
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$44,740

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$47,210
Healthcare Support Worker$49,430
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$29,920
Massage Therapist$48,610
Medical Assistant$46,060
Medical Equipment Preparer$49,430
Medical Transcriptionist$28,330
Nursing Assistant$39,350
Occupational Therapy Aide$38,090
Occupational Therapy Assistant$78,180
Orderly$37,410
Pharmacy Aide$39,160
Phlebotomist$49,370
Physical Therapist Aide$33,570
Physical Therapist Assistant$74,730
Psychiatric Aide$39,080
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$36,110

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$42,840
Bailiff$164,000
Correctional Officer and Jailer$49,380
Crossing Guard and Flagger$34,990
Detective and Criminal Investigator$69,900
Fire Inspector and Investigator$71,070
Firefighter$47,300
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$61,580
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$76,490
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$81,860
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$84,770
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$49,230
Fish and Game Warden$79,440
Forest Fire Inspector and Prevention Specialist$51,260
Lifeguard$31,860
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$60,910
Private Detective and Investigator$45,080
Protective Service Worker$45,950
School Bus Monitor$30,130
Security Guard$35,150
Transportation Security Screener$66,770

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$23,350
Chef and Head Cook$74,660
Cook$26,940
Cook$37,080
Cook$37,230
Cook$42,960
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$29,470
Dishwasher$31,780
Fast Food and Counter Worker$27,780
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$39,240
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$27,280
Food Preparation Worker$36,090
Food Server$33,560
Host and Hostess$28,560
Waiter and Waitress$18,460

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$37,520
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$48,200
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$58,960
Grounds Maintenance Worker$39,870
Janitor and Cleaner$35,940
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$38,500
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$33,580
Pest Control Worker$38,920
Pesticide Handler$40,390
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$50,280

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$26,960
Animal Caretaker$30,090
Animal Trainer$46,810
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$32,970
Barber$30,750
Childcare Worker$28,840
Concierge$34,070
Costume Attendant$94,900
Embalmer$55,000
Entertainment Attendant and Related Worker$25,460
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$47,960
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$45,530
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$47,060
Funeral Attendant$31,200
Hairdresser$34,640
Locker Room$33,430
Makeup Artist$160,200
Manicurist and Pedicurist$27,190
Mortician$55,660
Personal Care and Service Worker$23,850
Recreation Worker$36,080
Residential Advisor$41,930
Shampooer$27,890
Skincare Specialist$51,320
Tour and Travel Guide$50,320
Usher$33,540

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$61,050
Cashier$30,010
Counter and Rental Clerk$39,530
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$31,250
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$90,140
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$48,300
Insurance Sales Agent$75,990
Parts Salesperson$36,940
Real Estate Sales Agent$46,730
Retail Salesperson$32,850
Sale and Related Worker$52,080
Sales Engineer$99,230
Sales Representative$126,300
Sales Representative$64,990
Sales Representatives of Service$78,950
Security$63,610
Telemarketer$40,040
Travel Agent$48,880

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$48,350
Billing and Posting Clerk$49,320
Bookkeeping$51,170
Brokerage Clerk$61,680
Cargo and Freight Agent$58,750
Courier and Messenger$39,720
Court$47,080
Credit Authorizer$37,590
Customer Service Representative$42,710
Data Entry Keyer$43,610
Desktop Publisher$42,730
Dispatcher$48,930
Eligibility Interviewer$47,530
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$72,090
File Clerk$46,700
Financial Clerk$56,130
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$69,990
Hotel$31,850
Human Resources Assistant$48,770
Information and Record Clerk$50,380
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$48,280
Interviewer$42,000
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$60,100
Library Assistant$38,640
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$51,340
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$38,100
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$46,370
Meter Reader$43,140
New Accounts Clerk$45,620
Office and Administrative Support Worker$45,780
Office Clerk$43,330
Office Machine Operator$37,210
Order Clerk$43,710
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$62,710
Postal Service Clerk$63,650
Postal Service Mail Carrier$59,400
Postal Service Mail Sorter$50,770
Procurement Clerk$50,890
Production$58,310
Proofreader and Copy Marker$53,020
Public Safety Telecommunicator$49,170
Receptionist and Information Clerk$37,530
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$47,860
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$45,270
Shipping$44,850
Switchboard Operator$39,930
Telephone Operator$40,400
Teller$45,360
Weigher$45,780
Word Processor and Typist$31,450

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Equipment Operator$44,090
Agricultural Inspector$46,720
Farmworker$32,120
Farmworker and Laborer$33,260
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$76,760
Grader and Sorter$36,450
Logging Equipment Operator$39,020

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$64,200
Brickmason and Blockmason$56,600
Carpenter$50,680
Carpet Installer$50,340
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$46,750
Construction and Building Inspector$72,410
Construction Laborer$42,010
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$59,670
Earth Driller$51,630
Electrician$58,650
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$83,500
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$56,460
Fence Erector$45,350
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$80,500
Floor Layer$46,030
Floor Sander and Finisher$40,530
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$50,190
Helper$41,850
Helpers--Carpenter$44,710
Helpers--Electrician$40,220
Helpers--Pipelayer$39,650
Helpers--Roofer$47,610
Highway Maintenance Worker$40,150
Insulation Worker$54,730
Insulation Worker$51,350
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$45,500
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$49,430
Painter$49,570
Paving$46,120
Pipelayer$47,560
Plumber$58,380
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker$47,480
Roofer$49,100
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$58,450
Sheet Metal Worker$56,750
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$48,090

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$98,300
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$58,660
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$55,690
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$51,450
Avionics Technician$89,180
Bicycle Repairer$29,840
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$62,270
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairer$49,960
Coin$47,500
Computer$45,980
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$67,150
Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer$62,520
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$67,370
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$81,180
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$83,570
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$78,420
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$78,310
Heating$58,970
Helpers--Installation$39,130
Home Appliance Repairer$52,000
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$62,000
Installation$49,610
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$58,000
Maintenance and Repair Worker$49,630
Maintenance Worker$56,340
Mechanical Door Repairer$58,330
Medical Equipment Repairer$49,710
Millwright$64,160
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$60,730
Motorcycle Mechanic$43,340
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$29,570
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$47,780
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$46,030
Radio$62,010
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$57,290
Rigger$75,670
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$58,990
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$70,790
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$58,130
Tire Repairer and Changer$36,970

Production

Baker$37,140
Butcher and Meat Cutter$38,910
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$45,120
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$49,240
Cleaning$35,740
Coating$46,930
Coil Winder$63,230
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$47,900
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$61,450
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operator and Tender$46,950
Crushing$47,080
Cutter and Trimmer$41,890
Cutting$46,310
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$45,790
Dental Laboratory Technician$50,700
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter$46,270
Electrical$40,620
Extruding$48,660
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$48,570
Extruding and Forming Machine Setter$58,980
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$71,310
Food and Tobacco Roasting$37,820
Food Batchmaker$48,780
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$40,170
Food Processing Worker$36,660
Forging Machine Setter$45,710
Furnace$48,540
Furniture Finisher$40,000
Gas Plant Operator$95,430
Grinding$46,490
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$45,110
Helpers--Production Worker$37,000
Inspector$46,870
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$49,570
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$50,180
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$32,170
Machinist$56,270
Meat$39,300
Medical Appliance Technician$37,440
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$44,440
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$44,700
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$49,580
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$38,960
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$47,180
Molder$47,970
Molding$45,190
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$38,370
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$45,870
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$42,320
Painting$48,850
Paper Goods Machine Setter$48,150
Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator$34,790
Plant and System Operator$44,020
Plating Machine Setter$39,190
Power Plant Operator$119,400
Prepress Technician and Worker$52,000
Presser$30,290
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$39,310
Printing Press Operator$44,610
Production Worker$40,970
Rolling Machine Setter$47,730
Sawing Machine Setter$39,610
Semiconductor Processing Technician$48,580
Separating$80,140
Sewer$46,140
Sewing Machine Operator$36,720
Shoe and Leather Worker and Repairer$32,050
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$39,510
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$71,850
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$53,990
Tailor$51,380
Textile$36,510
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operator and Tender$45,100
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$45,220
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter$44,790
Textile Winding$43,870
Tire Builder$44,570
Tool and Die Maker$58,110
Tool Grinder$55,100
Upholsterer$47,630
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$52,160
Welder$49,630
Welding$45,580
Woodworker$37,250
Woodworking Machine Setter$37,370

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$186,600
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$81,380
Aircraft Service Attendant$45,260
Airfield Operations Specialist$78,920
Airline Pilot$618,100
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$35,960
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$31,040
Bus Driver$47,310
Bus Driver$46,430
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$31,690
Commercial Pilot$146,900
Conveyor Operator and Tender$37,500
Crane and Tower Operator$62,910
Driver/Sales Worker$41,080
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$65,290
Flight Attendant$78,320
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$59,100
Hoist and Winch Operator$46,310
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$44,710
Laborer and Freight$39,020
Light Truck Driver$44,960
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$38,870
Material Moving Worker$50,160
Motor Vehicle Operator$32,830
Packer and Packager$34,010
Parking Attendant$28,200
Passenger Attendant$26,330
Pump Operator$64,050
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$47,840
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$35,020
Stocker and Order Filler$36,160
Subway and Streetcar Operator$59,570
Traffic Technician$50,300
Transportation Inspector$107,600
Transportation Worker$44,070

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Atlanta, GA?

About $70,770 a year ($34.03 an hour): the average of the 690 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Atlanta, GA?

Airline Pilot ($618,100), Surgeon ($529,100), Ophthalmologist ($412,900).

What are the most common jobs in Atlanta, GA?

Retail Salesperson (84,970 jobs), Fast Food and Counter Worker (80,730 jobs), Laborer and Freight (78,460 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.