What First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers earn in Clayton County, GA
According to the latest federal wage data for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan area, the median pay for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Clayton County, GA is $78,310 a year, or $37.65 an hour. After federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax, the paycheck shrinks to $60,201 a year, and rent, food and energy take another bite. The sections below walk through each step with the actual math for Clayton County, GA.
The mean wage is $83,780, which is 7.0% above the median, a sign that a group of high earners lifts the average. The survey counts about 12,920 people working in this occupation across the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan area, so the estimate rests on a substantial pool of workers. Clayton County, GA has roughly 298,924 residents, according to the population figures used by the rent data.
The salary range, from entry level to top earners
Pay for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan area is not one number. The lowest-paid tenth of workers earn up to $50,210 a year ($24.14 an hour), while the highest-paid tenth earn $125,690 or more ($60.43 an hour). That is a gap of $75,480 between the bottom and the top of the scale. The middle half of workers falls between $63,250 at the 25th percentile and $97,780 at the 75th percentile. A top-tier earner makes 2.5 times what someone at the bottom makes, so experience, certification and employer all matter.
What the hourly rate looks like
Employers quote this occupation by the hour or by the year, so here are both: $37.65 an hour or $78,310 a year at the median for Clayton County, GA. Before any deductions, that is $6,526 a month, $3,012 every two weeks and $1,506 each week. After taxes the same job pays $28.94 per hour of take-home income, which is the number that actually has to cover rent and groceries.
About this occupation: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
The U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET database describes the work of First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers this way: "Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders."
Core tasks recorded by O*NET include: "Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel"; "Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance"; "Examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs"; "Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies".
Job outlook for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects national employment in this occupation to grow from 629,000 jobs in 2025 to 654,500 in 2035, a change of +4.1%, faster than the 3.5% projected for all occupations. The projection counts 48,900 openings a year on average, including positions created by growth and positions left by workers who retire or move to another occupation; that equals 7.8% of current employment each year.
Typical entry-level education: high school diploma or equivalent. Work experience in a related occupation: less than 5 years. BLS lists a national median annual wage of $79,860 for this occupation; the Clayton County, GA median of $78,310 is 1.9% below it.
How pay in Clayton County, GA compares
Compared with the Georgia average
A worker in this occupation in Clayton County, GA earns $3,544 more than the Georgia average of $74,766, a premium of 4.7%. Over a year that premium is worth $3,544 before tax and roughly $2,724 after tax. Within Georgia, Clayton County, GA already has the highest median we track for this job.
Compared with the national average
The national employment-weighted average for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers is $81,066 across the contiguous United States. At $78,310, Clayton County, GA pays $2,756 less, which is 3.4% below that benchmark. Keep in mind that a higher salary only helps if living costs do not rise faster, which is why the cost sections below matter as much as the headline number.
Where this job ranks in Clayton County, GA
Among the 585 occupations with published wages in Clayton County, GA, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers ranks number 172 by median pay, ahead of about 71% of them. The best-paying occupation we track here is Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers at $618,090 a year, which is $539,780 more than the median for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers.
From gross pay to take-home pay
Three separate tax bills sit between the gross salary and the bank account: federal income tax, FICA, and state income tax. For First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers earning the Clayton County, GA median of $78,310, they add up to $18,109. The result is $60,201 of take-home pay a year ($5,017 a month), based on a single filer using the standard deduction.
Put another way, of every $100 earned, about $23 goes to taxes and $77 reaches the paycheck. The overall effective tax rate is 23.1%.
Federal income tax
After the $15,750 standard deduction, taxable income is $62,560. Federal brackets are marginal, so only the slice of income above each threshold is taxed at the higher rate; the last dollars of this salary fall in the 22% bracket. The resulting federal income tax is $8,677, an effective 11.1% of gross pay, well below the 22% marginal rate because the lower brackets are cheaper.
Social Security and Medicare (FICA)
Payroll taxes are a flat percentage of wages. Social Security takes 6.2% up to a wage base of $176,100, which costs $4,855 on this salary. Medicare takes 1.45%, or $1,136. FICA totals $5,991, which is 7.7% of gross pay.
State income tax in Georgia
Georgia income tax on this salary is $3,441 a year, or 4.4% of gross pay, after the state's own deductions and exemptions are applied. That is 40% of the federal income tax bill, and it comes out to $287 a month. Local taxes such as county or city income taxes are not included, so a few jurisdictions may withhold slightly more.
A cross-check with IRS data for Clayton County, GA
IRS Statistics of Income data for Clayton County, GA show an average adjusted gross income of $42,060 per return and an average effective federal income tax rate of 7.9% across all filers. Filers in the $75,000 to under $100,000 bracket, where this salary falls, paid an average of 9.1%, compared with the 11.1% estimated here for a single filer taking the standard deduction. Gaps between the two reflect filing status, dependents, credits and other income, none of which a single-person wage estimate includes.
Cost of living in Clayton County, GA
Take-home pay only means something next to what life costs. We price four basics for one adult in Clayton County, GA: a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline. All of them are converted to annual figures first, then compared with the $60,201 of take-home pay.
Rent
Housing is the largest line in most budgets. For Clayton County, GA, HUD sets the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom unit at $1,619 a month ($19,428 a year), and at $1,762 for two bedrooms. For First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, a one-bedroom absorbs 32.3% of take-home pay and 24.8% of gross pay.
Food
The USDA Thrifty Food Plan (August 2026) puts the cost of a nutritious home-cooked diet for an adult at about $3,436 a year, which is $286 a month or $66.07 a week. That equals 4.4% of gross pay for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Clayton County, GA. It is a thrifty budget with no restaurant meals, so treat it as a floor.
Energy and gasoline
Using Georgia residential prices from the Energy Information Administration and national household averages for consumption, electricity costs about $1,488 a year and other home energy such as natural gas about $720, for $2,207 in total. Gasoline in Georgia averages $2.95 per gallon; at about 463 gallons a year (11,106 miles at 24 miles per gallon) fuel adds $1,366.
What is left over
Rent, food, energy and gasoline cost $26,437 a year in Clayton County, GA. Subtract that from $60,201 of take-home pay and $33,763 remains, which is $2,814 a month of breathing room. That margin equals 43.1% of gross pay, a comfortable cushion by common budgeting rules.
Local housing and commute data for Clayton County, GA
The budget above covers rent, food, energy and gasoline. Three more local facts shape what a paycheck buys in Clayton County, GA: property taxes, housing prices and the daily commute. The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Clayton County, GA, set beside the Georgia and national medians.
Property taxes in Clayton County, GA
Homeowners in Clayton County, GA pay a median of $1,933 a year in real estate taxes, 17% below the Georgia median of $2,341 and 38% below the U.S. median of $3,119. Against a median home value of $222,300, the median tax bill is 0.87% of that value (the ratio of the two county medians). For a worker paid the local First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers median of $78,310, a tax bill of that size would equal 2.5% of gross pay, which matters for anyone planning to buy rather than rent.
Rents, home prices and household income in Clayton County, GA
Renters in Clayton County, GA pay a median gross rent of $1,433 a month in the Census survey, 3% above the Georgia median of $1,393. HUD's Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom apartment, which this site uses in the budget, is $1,619 a month; the two measures differ because the Census figure covers units of every size that renters already occupy, while the HUD figure is a one-bedroom benchmark. The median value of an owner-occupied home is $222,300, 27% below the Georgia median of $303,300. Median household income is $59,806, 23% below the Georgia median of $77,353, so a year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent equals 32.5% of that income.
Commuting in Clayton County, GA
Workers in Clayton County, GA who travel to a workplace spend an average of 31.6 minutes each way, 12% above the Georgia average of 28.3. For someone who commutes five days a week, that is 5.3 hours of round-trip travel every week, a cost the budget does not price. 10.6% of workers in Clayton County, GA work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally, which removes the commute for them.
Can First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers afford to live in Clayton County, GA?
The 30% rent guideline
A common rule of thumb says rent should stay under 30% of gross income. For a gross salary of $78,310 that ceiling is $1,958 a month. The one-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $1,619 is $339 under it, so rent fits the guideline. Put as a wage, covering a one-bedroom at the 30% guideline takes $31.13 an hour; the median for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers is $37.65, which is 21% above that mark. Another way to see it: at $28.94 of take-home pay an hour, a one-bedroom takes about 12.9 working hours every week.
Splitting a two-bedroom
Sharing a two-bedroom at $1,762 a month means $881 each. Compared with renting a one-bedroom alone, that saves $8,856 a year. With a roommate, the yearly margin after the basics becomes $42,619.
How fast you can save
At $2,814 a month of margin, building a $10,000 emergency fund would take about 4 months. Setting aside half of the margin stretches the same goal to about 8 months. These figures ignore interest, raises and any spending beyond the four basics.
Frequently asked questions about First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers pay in Clayton County, GA
How much do First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers make per hour in Clayton County, GA?
The median is $37.65 per hour, based on $78,310 a year over 2,080 hours. Hourly pay runs from about $24.14 at the 10th percentile to $60.43 at the 90th percentile.
How much do First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers take home after taxes in Clayton County, GA?
After federal income tax, FICA and state income tax, the median salary of $78,310 becomes $60,201 a year. That is $5,017 a month, $2,315 every two weeks or $1,158 a week.
How much tax do First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers pay in Clayton County, GA?
Total taxes are $18,109 a year, an effective rate of 23.1%: $8,677 federal income tax, $5,991 FICA and $3,441 Georgia income tax.
Do First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers earn more in Clayton County, GA than elsewhere in Georgia?
Yes. The local median of $78,310 is +4.7% versus the Georgia average of $74,766, a difference of $3,544 a year.
Can First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers afford a one-bedroom apartment in Clayton County, GA?
A one-bedroom costs $1,619 a month against take-home pay of $5,017, which is 32.3% of take-home pay. That meets the 30%-of-gross guideline, which allows up to $1,958 a month.
What is the monthly budget margin for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Clayton County, GA?
About $2,814 a month ($33,763 a year) remains after a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline, which together cost $26,437 a year.
What hourly wage covers a one-bedroom in Clayton County, GA at the 30% guideline?
$31.13 an hour for a full-time schedule, calculated as the $19,428 annual rent divided by 0.30 and by 2,080 hours. The median for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers is $37.65.
How we calculated these numbers
Wages are May 2025 medians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan area; hourly-only values are annualized at 2,080 hours. Rents are HUD Fair Market Rents, food costs come from the USDA Thrifty Food Plan, and energy prices come from the Energy Information Administration. County-level tax statistics come from the IRS Statistics of Income.
Taxes use tax-year 2025 federal brackets, FICA rates and the Georgia rules for a single filer with wage income only. Figures are estimates for planning and comparison, not tax or financial advice, and they exclude local income taxes, benefits, retirement contributions and individual circumstances.