Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$57,063
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$15,817
21.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$59,011
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
$72,880
Kept after tax
$57,063
Worth in national money
$59,011
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Georgia pays this job around $72,880 at the midpoint, 18 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Georgia reports figures for, this is number 152.
- Here is where Georgia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $72,880 you keep $57,063, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $59,011 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $72,090, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school the Georgia median is $72,880, ranking 18 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.
- In Georgia's occupational distribution, special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school sits at 152 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.
- After federal, FICA and Georgia income tax, retained pay for special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school on $72,880 is $57,063. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $59,011 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 $72,090 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,510 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $72,880 |
| Top tenth earn over | $98,750 |
| This salary | $72,880 |
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 | $57,063 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $60,101 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,837 |
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 | $68,562 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,919 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $72,880 as a midpoint for Georgia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $49,510 and the ninetieth is $98,750 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $57,063 take-home in Georgia comes from $72,880. 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 152 of 492.
- Two cautions on $59,011, the adjusted value of that $72,880 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Georgia. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 152 of 492 locally.
- The Georgia median of $72,880 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $49,510 to $98,750. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $57,063, from $72,880, 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 152 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 18 of 51 for it.
- This $59,011 adjusted figure, worked from $72,880, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 152 of 492 in the state. The occupation ranks 152 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $49,510 at the bottom tenth to $98,750 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $59,011 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $57,063.
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 ($49,510 to $98,750) 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 $59,011 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 $57,063 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.