Information Security Analysts in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$93,580
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$35,390
27.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$96,775
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
$128,970
Kept after tax
$93,580
Worth in national money
$96,775
State rank
16
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Georgia pays this job a middle wage of $128,970, ranking 16 of 48 states and sitting about 0.16% above the national middle.
- Within Georgia this is well-paid work. Of 492 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 26 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Georgia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $128,970 the take-home is $93,580; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $96,775 would nationally. The average comes to $131,590, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Georgia's median for information security analysts is $128,970, about 0.16% above the national figure and 16 of 48 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation Georgia publishes a median for, information security analysts sits 26 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 information security analysts in Georgia, on $128,970, is $93,580 — equivalent to $96,775 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 $131,590 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Information Security Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $77,060 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $128,970 |
| Top tenth earn over | $178,650 |
| This salary | $128,970 |
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 | $93,580 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $99,417 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,532 |
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 | $120,469 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,846 |
| 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 $128,970. The published range is $77,060 up to $178,650, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Georgia the take-home figure of $93,580, from $128,970, 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 26 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 $96,775, the adjusted value of that $128,970 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 26 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for information security analysts in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $77,060 to $178,650. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Georgia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $93,580 from $128,970. 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 26 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Georgia, so $96,775 — the adjusted value of that $128,970 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 26 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $77,060 at the bottom tenth to $178,650 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Georgia sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $96,775 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $93,580 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 48 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 ($77,060) and the ninetieth ($178,650) 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 $96,775 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 $93,580 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.