Pay and cost of living in Putnam County, GA
Across the 2 occupations we cover in Putnam County, GA, the middle median salary is $33,175 a year. Pay runs from $26,160 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $40,190 for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, a spread of $14,030. Wages come from the Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Putnam County, GA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,035 a month and a two-bedroom $1,127. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $19,429 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $27,670 a year, and every one of the 2 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Putnam County, GA
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Putnam County, GA, set beside the Georgia and national medians.
Median household income in Putnam County, GA is $72,096, 7% below the Georgia median of $77,353 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($12,420) equals 17.2% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $33,175, is 54% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Putnam County, GA pay a median of $1,698 a year in real estate taxes, 27% below the Georgia median of $2,341. With a median home value of $249,300, 18% below the Georgia median of $303,300, the ratio of the two medians is 0.68% a year.
Renters in Putnam County, GA pay a median gross rent of $1,002 a month in the Census survey, 28% below the Georgia median of $1,393. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,035; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Putnam County, GA who travel to a workplace spend an average of 31.1 minutes each way, 10% above the Georgia average of 28.3. 12.0% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.