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Highest-paying jobs in Georgia

The highest published median in Georgia is for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers, at $618,090 a year. The median for all occupations in the state is $48,170, against $50,980 nationally.

Georgia · all occupationsMay 2025
Median / yr
$48,170
Mean / yr
$65,920
Price level (U.S.=100)
96.3
Median, price-adjusted
$50,024
Adjusted rank
46 of 51
Jobs
4,889,170

Price-adjusted = median ÷ (BEA 2024 regional price parity ÷ 100). Compare all states.

The 50 best-paid occupations in Georgia

GA · Src BLS-OEWS · May 2025Top 50 of 744
Top 50 occupations in Georgia by median annual wage
No.OccupationMedian in GAU.S. medianEmployed in GA
1Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090$232,1408,770
2Cardiologists$610,070$496,0101,150
3Surgeons, All Other$502,070$414,010300
4Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$474,820$358,550490
5General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460$256,5605,440
6Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$382,920$300,080120
7Obstetricians and Gynecologists$354,000$292,910350
8Radiologists$335,190$420,860—
9Physicians, All Other$266,880$265,9308,580
10Family Medicine Physicians$259,320$244,1803,690
11Psychiatrists$237,480$281,870470
12Anesthesiologists$230,000$391,4901,040
13Nurse Anesthetists$224,630$236,5901,170
14Emergency Medicine Physicians$219,010$335,550—
15Physicians, Pathologists$211,800$312,400170
16Chief Executives$208,180$213,9904,080
17Dentists, General$206,760$170,9502,620
18Air Traffic Controllers$178,420$148,080970
19Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,940$175,14018,560
20Financial Managers$166,790$166,57021,390
21Compensation and Benefits Managers$163,060$149,2301,010
22Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,470$171,2703,590
23Marketing Managers$160,760$166,7908,510
24Sales Managers$159,890$148,27017,690
25Orthodontists$159,230$289,140—
26Medical Dosimetrists$155,390$147,470140
27Purchasing Managers$155,360$148,0803,430
28Human Resources Managers$150,700$149,2807,270
29Pediatricians, General$149,990$210,040—
30Commercial Pilots$145,100$123,2201,020
31Physicists$144,870$172,250160
32Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance$143,230$97,150200
33Aerospace Engineers$140,460$134,9602,230
34Database Architects$139,500$139,5002,590
35Physical Scientists, All Other$137,680$122,5701,020
36Pharmacists$137,120$140,91010,530
37Lawyers$134,830$159,67023,930
38Public Relations Managers$134,500$146,9101,540
39Computer Network Architects$133,890$134,0507,690
40Advertising and Promotions Managers$133,810$133,660420
41Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$133,660$153,9901,190
42Podiatrists$132,630$160,300190
43Nuclear Engineers$132,440$133,970200
44Training and Development Managers$132,120$133,0001,480
45Medical and Health Services Managers$131,910$123,86011,130
46Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$131,260$109,270700
47Software Developers$131,010$135,98049,700
48Nurse Practitioners$129,430$132,30010,460
49Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$129,010$352,220180
50Information Security Analysts$128,970$129,1806,290

Dashes mean the employment estimate was not published.

Best-paid occupations with at least 1,000 jobs in Georgia

  1. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers — $618,090 (8,770 jobs)
  2. Cardiologists — $610,070 (1,150 jobs)
  3. General Internal Medicine Physicians — $425,460 (5,440 jobs)
  4. Physicians, All Other — $266,880 (8,580 jobs)
  5. Family Medicine Physicians — $259,320 (3,690 jobs)
  6. Anesthesiologists — $230,000 (1,040 jobs)
  7. Nurse Anesthetists — $224,630 (1,170 jobs)
  8. Chief Executives — $208,180 (4,080 jobs)
  9. Dentists, General — $206,760 (2,620 jobs)
  10. Computer and Information Systems Managers — $173,940 (18,560 jobs)

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