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Registered Nurses Salary in Georgia

What Registered Nurses earn in Georgia, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 34 counties.

Average in GA
$92,827
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
24 of 45
published states
Workers in state
99,600
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
2
34 counties

Pay by labor market in Georgia

Registered Nurses pay by wage area in Georgia
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216Fulton County, GA
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$87,760$66,358$44,925Richmond County, GA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Registered Nurses in Georgia counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Meriwether County, GA$100,490$74,653$58,452
2Haralson County, GA$100,490$74,653$58,260
3Butts County, GA$100,490$74,653$56,604
4Lumpkin County, GA$100,490$74,653$54,984
5Morgan County, GA$100,490$74,653$53,016
6Lincoln County, GA$87,760$66,358$49,941
7Fulton County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
8Gwinnett County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
9Cobb County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
10DeKalb County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
11Clayton County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
12Cherokee County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
13Forsyth County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
14Henry County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
15Paulding County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
16Coweta County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
17Douglas County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
18Carroll County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
19Fayette County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
20Newton County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
21Bartow County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
22Walton County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
23Rockdale County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
24Barrow County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216
25Spalding County, GA$100,490$74,653$48,216

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Registered Nurses pay in Georgia

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Registered Nurses in Georgia is $92,827, based on 99,600 workers. Among the 45 states with published data, that ranks number 24. The BLS national median for the occupation is $97,550, so Georgia averages 4.8% below it.

Inside Georgia, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $100,490 in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area and the lowest is $87,760 in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, a difference of $12,730 across 2 wage areas.

Cost of living for Registered Nurses in Georgia

We compare 34 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, $58,452. McDuffie County, GA leaves the smallest, $44,925. The median wage covers all four basics in 34 of the 34 counties.

Registered Nurses in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Registered Nurses are California ($151,152), Oregon ($126,881), Washington ($123,996) and New Jersey ($113,690).

Frequently asked questions: Registered Nurses in Georgia

How much do Registered Nurses earn in Georgia?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $92,827, from $87,760 to $100,490 depending on the labor market.

Which Georgia county is best for Registered Nurses?

Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($58,452). Haralson County, GA follows at $58,260.