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Accountants and Auditors Salary in Georgia

What Accountants and Auditors earn in Georgia, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 29 counties.

Average in GA
$82,889
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
19 of 34
published states
Workers in state
43,070
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
29 counties

Pay by labor market in Georgia

Accountants and Auditors pay by wage area in Georgia
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657Fulton County, GA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Accountants and Auditors in Georgia counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Meriwether County, GA$85,820$65,094$48,893
2Haralson County, GA$85,820$65,094$48,701
3Butts County, GA$85,820$65,094$47,045
4Lumpkin County, GA$85,820$65,094$45,425
5Morgan County, GA$85,820$65,094$43,457
6Fulton County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
7Gwinnett County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
8Cobb County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
9DeKalb County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
10Clayton County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
11Cherokee County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
12Forsyth County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
13Henry County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
14Paulding County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
15Coweta County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
16Douglas County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
17Carroll County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
18Fayette County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
19Newton County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
20Bartow County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
21Walton County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
22Rockdale County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
23Barrow County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
24Spalding County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657
25Pickens County, GA$85,820$65,094$38,657

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Accountants and Auditors pay in Georgia

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Accountants and Auditors in Georgia is $82,889, based on 43,070 workers. Among the 34 states with published data, that ranks number 19. The BLS national median for the occupation is $83,680, so Georgia averages 0.9% below it.

Published data for Georgia currently covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area, with a local median wage of $85,820.

Cost of living for Accountants and Auditors in Georgia

We compare 29 Georgia counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin, $48,893. Heard County, GA leaves the smallest, $38,657. The median wage covers all four basics in 29 of the 29 counties.

Accountants and Auditors in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Accountants and Auditors are District of Columbia ($102,140), New York ($101,427), New Jersey ($100,978) and West Virginia ($98,670).

Frequently asked questions: Accountants and Auditors in Georgia

How much do Accountants and Auditors earn in Georgia?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $82,889.

Which Georgia county is best for Accountants and Auditors?

Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($48,893). Haralson County, GA follows at $48,701.