Human Resources Managers in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$107,348
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$43,352
28.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$111,013
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
$150,700
Kept after tax
$107,348
Worth in national money
$111,013
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Georgia is one of the better-paying states for human resources managers. The middle earner takes $150,700, which ranks 15 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 0.95% above the national middle.
- Within Georgia this is well-paid work. Of 492 occupations with published figures in the state, human resources managers ranks 13 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Georgia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $150,700 the take-home is $107,348; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $111,013 would nationally. The average comes to $167,270, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Georgia ranks 15 of 51 states publishing a median for human resources managers, at $150,700 — about 0.95% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation Georgia publishes a median for, human resources managers sits 13 of 492 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for human resources managers in Georgia, on $150,700, is $107,348 — equivalent to $111,013 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 $167,270 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Human Resources Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $89,790 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $150,700 |
| Top tenth earn over | $271,170 |
| This salary | $150,700 |
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 | $107,348 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $114,269 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,579 |
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 | $140,574 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,353 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $150,700 as a midpoint for Georgia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $89,790 and the ninetieth is $271,170 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Georgia's $107,348, worked from $150,700. 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 13 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Georgia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $111,013, the adjusted value of that $150,700 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 13 of 492 in the state.
- The Georgia median of $150,700 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $89,790 to $271,170. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Georgia take-home of $107,348, on $150,700 for work ranking 13 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 13 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Georgia, so $111,013 — the adjusted value of that $150,700 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 13 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $167,270 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $89,790 and the top tenth $271,170 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $111,013.
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 $107,348.
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 $167,270. 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 ($89,790) and the ninetieth ($271,170) 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 $111,013 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 $107,348 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.