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Highest Paying Jobs in Georgia

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Georgia, among 80 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Georgia
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,0908,700
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,40517,510
3Financial Managers$162,19121,510
4Sales Managers$157,04716,740
5Lawyers$134,93923,080
6Software Developers$130,53342,340
7Computer Systems Analysts$112,16811,020
8Administrative Services Managers$110,50913,390
9General and Operations Managers$103,269107,690
10Project Management Specialists$100,41728,580
11Management Analysts$99,29932,520
12Registered Nurses$92,82799,600
13Accountants and Auditors$82,88943,070
14First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$77,25027,710
15Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$75,56125,970
16First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,76624,010
17Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$74,14643,970
18Buyers and Purchasing Agents$73,55715,940
19Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$73,17517,750
20Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,55827,010
21Human Resources Specialists$71,29231,130
22Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$71,26445,830
23Compliance Officers$71,22714,480
24First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$70,33927,880
25Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$69,64714,170

Highest-paying jobs in Georgia

This ranking covers 80 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Georgia. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers comes first at $618,090 a year; number 25 on the list, Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, averages $69,647.

Each occupation links to its Georgia page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.