Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,198
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$12,072
20.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$49,844
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
$60,270
Kept after tax
$48,198
Worth in national money
$49,844
State rank
31
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Georgia is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $60,270, ranking 31 of 46 states — about 9.05% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Against other work in Georgia, this sits in the middle: 220 of 492 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $60,270 you keep $48,198 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $49,844 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $59,350.
- Georgia ranks 31 of 46 for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists, with a median of $60,270 — about 9.05% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists ranks 220 of 492 occupations in Georgia by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay in Georgia is $48,198 after the full tax stack, from $60,270. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $49,844 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $59,350 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,280 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,270 |
| Top tenth earn over | $71,570 |
| This salary | $60,270 |
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 | $48,198 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,607 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,235 |
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 | $57,272 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,702 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $60,270 as a midpoint for Georgia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $45,280 and the ninetieth is $71,570 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Georgia the take-home figure of $48,198, from $60,270, 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 220 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 $49,844, the adjusted value of that $60,270 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 220 of 492 in the state.
- The Georgia median of $60,270 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $45,280 to $71,570. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Georgia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $48,198 from $60,270. 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 220 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Georgia, so $49,844 — the adjusted value of that $60,270 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 220 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $45,280 at the tenth percentile, $71,570 at the ninetieth.
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 $49,844 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $48,198 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($45,280 to $71,570) 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 $49,844 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 $48,198 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.