Information and Record Clerks, All Other in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,597
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$8,933
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,915
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
$47,530
Kept after tax
$38,597
Worth in national money
$39,915
State rank
35
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Georgia. The middle earner gets $47,530. That is 35 of 50 states, and about 3.98% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Georgia reports figures for, this is number 319.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $47,530 you keep $38,597 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $39,915 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $47,110.
- For information and record clerks, all other, Georgia sits in the lower band at $47,530, ranking 35 of 50 and trailing the national median by about 3.98%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Georgia's occupational distribution, information and record clerks, all other sits at 319 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.
- Retained pay in Georgia is $38,597 after the full tax stack, from $47,530. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $39,915 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $47,110 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Information and Record Clerks, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $27,230 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,530 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,940 |
| This salary | $47,530 |
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 | $38,597 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,370 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,629 |
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 | $45,323 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,970 |
| 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 $47,530. The published range is $27,230 up to $64,940, 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 $38,597, worked from $47,530. 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 319 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Georgia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $39,915, the adjusted value of that $47,530 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 319 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for information and record clerks, all other in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $27,230 to $64,940. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Georgia take-home of $38,597, on $47,530 for work ranking 319 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 319 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Georgia, so $39,915 — the adjusted value of that $47,530 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 319 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $27,230 at the bottom tenth to $64,940 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $39,915 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Georgia's own levy, $38,597 remains.
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 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($27,230) and the ninetieth ($64,940) 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 $39,915 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 $38,597 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.