Cashiers in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$24,686
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$4,384
15.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$25,529
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$29,070
Kept after tax
$24,686
Worth in national money
$25,529
State rank
39
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Georgia is among the lower-paying states for cashiers. The middle earner takes $29,070, ranking 39 of 51 states — about 11.59% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Georgia, this one sits low: 476 of 492 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $29,070 you keep $24,686 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $25,529 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $29,040.
- Georgia ranks 39 of 51 for cashiers, with a median of $29,070 — about 11.59% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Cashiers occupies position 476 of 492 in Georgia's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay in Georgia is $24,686 after the full tax stack, from $29,070. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $25,529 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $29,040 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Cashiers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $22,340 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $29,070 |
| Top tenth earn over | $35,610 |
| This salary | $29,070 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $24,686 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $25,538 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$752 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $28,022 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$901 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of cashiers in Georgia earn under $29,070 and half over. The published range runs $22,340 at the tenth percentile to $35,610 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Georgia the take-home figure of $24,686, from $29,070, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 476 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Georgia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $25,529, the adjusted value of that $29,070 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 476 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for cashiers in Georgia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $22,340 to $35,610; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Georgia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $24,686 from $29,070. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 476 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Georgia, so $25,529 — the adjusted value of that $29,070 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 476 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $22,340 at the tenth percentile, $35,610 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Georgia is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $25,529 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Georgia adds its own income tax on top — which is why $24,686 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($22,340 to $35,610) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Georgia rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $25,529 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $24,686 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.