Nursing Assistants in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,174
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$6,506
17.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,239
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
$37,680
Kept after tax
$31,174
Worth in national money
$32,239
State rank
41
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for nursing assistants is on the low side in Georgia. The middle earner gets $37,680. That is 41 of 51 states, and about 10.84% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against 492 occupations Georgia publishes, nursing assistants lands at 422. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Here is where Georgia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $37,680 you keep $31,174, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $32,239 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $38,760, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For nursing assistants, Georgia sits in the lower band at $37,680, ranking 41 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 10.84%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Georgia, this work ranks 422 of 492 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- After federal, FICA and Georgia income tax, retained pay for nursing assistants on $37,680 is $31,174. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $32,239 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $38,760 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Nursing Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,300 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $37,680 |
| Top tenth earn over | $47,310 |
| This salary | $37,680 |
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 | $31,174 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,456 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,161 |
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 | $36,085 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,404 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of nursing assistants in Georgia earn under $37,680 and half over. The published range runs $30,300 at the tenth percentile to $47,310 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Georgia the take-home figure of $31,174, from $37,680, 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 422 of 492 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $32,239 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 422.
- Figures are distribution medians for nursing assistants in Georgia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $30,300 to $47,310; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Georgia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $31,174 from $37,680. 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 422 of 492 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $32,239, worked from $37,680, 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 422 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $30,300 at the tenth percentile, $47,310 at the ninetieth.
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 $32,239 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, $31,174 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($30,300 to $47,310) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Georgia rather than a national figure.
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 $32,239 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 $31,174 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.