Georgia Salary Calculator — Take-Home Pay by Role
Georgia pays roughly 5% below the national average but ranks high for purchasing power thanks to a low cost-of-living index. Atlanta drives most of the high-wage tech, logistics, and film-production roles. Use the Georgia salary calculator below to estimate gross, federal, FICA, and GA state tax — and the take-home pay that lands in your bank account.
Median household income
$71,355
US Census ACS, 2024
Top state income tax
5.39%
Tax Foundation, 2025-2026
Cost-of-living index
92
100 = US average
$100k take-home (single)
$74,466
After federal + FICA + state
Salary Calculator — Take-Home by State
BLS-modelled percentiles + federal, FICA, and state tax math. Numbers update as you change inputs.
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Estimated Project Manager salary in Georgia
Median: $99,800 · 90th percentile $159,600 · 10th percentile $61,800
Gross (median)
$99,800
Federal tax
-$13,797
FICA
-$7,635
GA state tax
-$4,034
Estimated take-home pay
$74,334/yr
About $6,195/month after federal + FICA + state. Effective tax rate 25.5%.
vs national median for this role
−$5,200 (-5.0%)
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Georgia pays roughly 5% below the national average but ranks high for purchasing power thanks to a low cost-of-living index. Atlanta drives most of the high-wage tech, logistics, and film-production roles. The state's economy leans heavily on Logistics, Film & TV, Healthcare, plus Aerospace and Agriculture, and that mix drives the highest-paying occupations on the ground.
Top employers in Georgia
Five of the largest private-sector employers in Georgia, each of which anchors regional wage levels:
State tax math on a $100,000 salary
Take the median family-supporting US salary of $100,000 and run the GA numbers:
- Federal income tax (single, standard deduction): $13,841
- FICA (Social Security + Medicare, employee side): $7,650
- GA state income tax: $4,043 (5.39% top bracket scaled to effective rate)
- Take-home: $74,466 (effective rate 25.5%)
The same $100,000 gross in Texas (no state income tax) yields $78,509 take-home — a −$4,043 swing purely from state tax policy.
Cost-of-living adjustment vs national
Georgia sits at 92 on the cost-of-living index (100 = US average). That means $1 of take-home in Georgia buys roughly 109¢ of the equivalent national consumption basket. Compare nominal and real wages before deciding whether a higher offer in another state is actually a raise.
Featured role: Project Manager in Georgia
Project Manager is a strong fit for Georgia's top industries (Logistics and Film & TV). Here's the BLS-modelled band for 5 years of experience.
10th pct
$61,800
25th pct
$77,900
Median
$99,800
75th pct
$128,300
90th pct
$159,600
Median take-home for this role in Georgia: roughly $74,334/yr after federal + FICA + state tax.
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Methodology and data sources
Wage percentiles are modelled on the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) national release, adjusted by a state pay index derived from BLS state mean-wage ratios. State tax rules come from the Tax Foundation state-bracket tables. Cost-of-living is the C2ER-style composite index normalised to 100 = US average. Federal brackets come from IRS Revenue Procedure publications for 2025-2026. Median household income figures come from the US Census American Community Survey (ACS). Last updated May 18, 2026.
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