SOC 25-2031 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education — Georgia
Georgia · 10 metro areas compared
At $75,480, median pay for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Georgia tracks the national median of $72,040 closely.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to decline
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- -1.6%
- Openings per year
- 66,200
- Typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Georgia.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
At $75,480, median pay for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Georgia tracks the national median of $72,040 closely. The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $60,950 and $79,240. The lowest tenth earn under $49,450, while the highest tenth earn more than $96,820.
Employment stands at 25,730, or 5.3 jobs per thousand held locally. Among the 51 states with published data for this occupation, Georgia ranks 21st by median wage. Atlanta leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $77,210. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 214th of 744 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $49,450 | −31.4% |
| 25th | $60,950 | −15.4% |
| Median (50th) | $75,480 | +4.8% |
| 75th | $79,240 | +10.0% |
| 90th | $96,820 | +34.4% |
| Mean | $72,000 | −0.1% |
Highest-paying metro areas in Georgia
| # | Metro area | Median | Jobs | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta | $77,210 | 14,830 | |
| 2 | Warner Robins | $75,990 | 540 | |
| 3 | Athens | $75,350 | 640 | |
| 4 | Dalton | $65,500 | 350 | |
| 5 | Macon | $64,800 | 570 | |
| 6 | Savannah | $63,960 | 900 | |
| 7 | Rome | $63,450 | 130 | |
| 8 | Augusta | $63,420 | 1,430 | |
| 9 | Gainesville | $62,950 | 520 | |
| 10 | Valdosta | $62,780 | 390 |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Georgia run 3.7% below the national average, so the median of $75,480 goes as far as $78,380 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 8.8% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$75,480as reported by BLSLocal price level
96.3US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$78,380US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $75,480 a year, 4.8% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $49,450 to $96,820 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 25,730 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 21st of 51 states for this occupation.
- The highest-paying metro area covered is Atlanta, at $77,210.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Georgia?
The median annual wage is $75,480, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $72,040, so pay in Georgia is 4.8% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Georgia earns more than $96,820 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $49,450 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
Which area nearby pays the most?
The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Atlanta, at $77,210 per year.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 25,730 jobs in this occupation in Georgia. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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