First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$54,638
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$14,532
21.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$56,503
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
$69,170
Kept after tax
$54,638
Worth in national money
$56,503
State rank
43
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Georgia pays this job a middle wage of $69,170, 43 of 51 states and about 7.09% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Georgia reports figures for, this is number 166.
- Georgia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $69,170 the take-home is $54,638; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $56,503 would nationally. The average comes to $73,260, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Georgia's $69,170 median for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers places it 43 of 51 states, about 7.09% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- In Georgia's occupational distribution, first-line supervisors of production and operating workers sits at 166 of 492 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers in Georgia, on $69,170, is $54,638 — equivalent to $56,503 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 $73,260 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $69,170 |
| Top tenth earn over | $102,960 |
| This salary | $69,170 |
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 | $54,638 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $57,491 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,659 |
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 | $65,287 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,548 |
| 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 $69,170. The published range is $45,680 up to $102,960, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Georgia's $54,638, worked from $69,170. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 166 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $56,503 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 166.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $45,680 to $102,960. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Georgia take-home of $54,638, on $69,170 for work ranking 166 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 166 of 492 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $56,503, worked from $69,170, 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 166 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $73,260, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $45,680 at the bottom tenth to $102,960 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $56,503.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Georgia then takes its own share, leaving $54,638.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $73,260. 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 ($45,680) and the ninetieth ($102,960) 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 $56,503 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 $54,638 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.