Surgical Technologists in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$51,017
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$12,993
20.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,758
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
$64,010
Kept after tax
$51,017
Worth in national money
$52,758
State rank
24
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Georgia pays surgical technologists around $64,010 at the midpoint, 24 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Surgical technologists ranks 193 among 492 occupations Georgia publishes pay for.
- Here is where Georgia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $64,010 you keep $51,017, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $52,758 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $64,610, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For surgical technologists the Georgia median is $64,010, ranking 24 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.
- Position 193 of 492 in Georgia places surgical technologists in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Georgia income tax, retained pay for surgical technologists on $64,010 is $51,017. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $52,758 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 $64,610 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Surgical Technologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,390 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $64,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $84,040 |
| This salary | $64,010 |
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 | $51,017 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,612 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,412 |
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 | $60,780 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,917 |
| 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 $64,010. The published range is $40,390 up to $84,040, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Georgia's $51,017, worked from $64,010. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 193 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Georgia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $52,758, the adjusted value of that $64,010 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 193 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for surgical technologists in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $40,390 to $84,040. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Georgia take-home of $51,017, on $64,010 for work ranking 193 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 193 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Georgia, so $52,758 — the adjusted value of that $64,010 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 193 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $40,390 and the top tenth $84,040, so most people doing this work in Georgia sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $52,758 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 $51,017 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($40,390 to $84,040) 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 $52,758 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 $51,017 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.