Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,587
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$9,583
19.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,972
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
$50,170
Kept after tax
$40,587
Worth in national money
$41,972
State rank
34
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Georgia. The middle earner gets $50,170. That is 34 of 47 states, and about 11.28% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 273 among 492 occupations Georgia publishes pay for.
- Georgia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $50,170 the take-home is $40,587; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $41,972 would nationally. The average comes to $55,400, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For farm equipment mechanics and service technicians, Georgia sits in the lower band at $50,170, ranking 34 of 47 and trailing the national median by about 11.28%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 273 of 492 in Georgia places farm equipment mechanics and service technicians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for farm equipment mechanics and service technicians in Georgia, on $50,170, is $40,587 — equivalent to $41,972 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $55,400 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,030 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,170 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,330 |
| This salary | $50,170 |
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 | $40,587 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,492 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,754 |
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 | $47,800 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,122 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Georgia earn less than $50,170. The published range is $38,030 up to $79,330, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $40,587 take-home in Georgia comes from $50,170. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 273 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $41,972 uses one figure for the whole of Georgia. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 273.
- Reported values are medians; for farm equipment mechanics and service technicians in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $38,030 to $79,330. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $40,587, from $50,170, assumes a single Georgia filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 273 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 34 of 47 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $41,972, worked from $50,170, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Georgia address, on work sitting at 273 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $55,400, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $38,030 and the top tenth $79,330 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $41,972 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 $40,587 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 47 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Georgia is $55,400. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($38,030) and the ninetieth ($79,330) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $41,972 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 $40,587 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.