Registered Nurses in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$70,573
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$22,977
24.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$72,982
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
$93,550
Kept after tax
$70,573
Worth in national money
$72,982
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Georgia pays registered nurses around $93,550 at the midpoint, 27 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 492 occupations Georgia reports, registered nurses comes in at 83 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Georgia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $93,550 you keep $70,573, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $72,982 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $95,080, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For registered nurses the Georgia median is $93,550, ranking 27 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Registered nurses ranks 83 of 492 occupations by median in Georgia, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After federal, FICA and Georgia income tax, retained pay for registered nurses on $93,550 is $70,573. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $72,982 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 $95,080 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Registered Nurses
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $68,920 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $93,550 |
| Top tenth earn over | $128,640 |
| This salary | $93,550 |
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 | $70,573 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $74,642 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,830 |
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 | $87,766 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,291 |
| 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 $93,550. The published range is $68,920 up to $128,640, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $70,573 take-home in Georgia comes from $93,550. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 83 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $72,982 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 83.
- Reported values are medians; for registered nurses in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $68,920 to $128,640. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $70,573, from $93,550, assumes a single Georgia filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 83 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 27 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $72,982, worked from $93,550, 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 83 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $68,920 at the bottom tenth to $128,640 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $72,982 in national terms.
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 $70,573.
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 ($68,920 to $128,640) 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 $72,982 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 $70,573 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.