Average Salary in Georgia (GA)

Georgia's $71,355 median household income has grown steadily for a decade, outpacing most of the South and putting the state ahead of neighbours Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The economy has three distinct engines. Atlanta's logistics cluster is anchored by the world's busiest airport (Hartsfield-Jackson) and by UPS and Delta headquarters. An unusually large film and television production industry grew out of the 30% tax credit the state introduced in 2008, making Georgia the top US filming state for studio features by the late 2010s. And a technology footprint has pulled Microsoft, Google, and NCR into midtown Atlanta over the past five years. Outside the metro, the economy is more traditional — agriculture (peanuts, poultry, cotton), manufacturing, and port-adjacent logistics around Savannah. The state income tax was converted to a flat rate in 2024, now sitting at 5.39% with further scheduled reductions toward 4.99% by 2028. The $7.25/hour minimum wage remains at the federal floor. Georgia is technically one of only five states with a state minimum wage below the federal rate (its state minimum is still $5.15 on the books), though the federal rate applies to nearly all employers in practice. Detailed breakdown follows.