Tellers in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$34,196
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$7,494
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,364
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
$41,690
Kept after tax
$34,196
Worth in national money
$35,364
State rank
26
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Georgia is 26 of 51 states for tellers, with a middle wage of $41,690. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Georgia this is lower-paid work. Of 492 occupations the state publishes figures for, tellers ranks 387. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $41,690 you keep $34,196 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $35,364 at national prices. Average and middle land in the same place, $41,690.
- Georgia ranks 26 of 51 for tellers at $41,690. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Georgia reports, tellers ranks 387 of 492, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Retained pay in Georgia is $34,196 after the full tax stack, from $41,690. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $35,364 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. The mean equals the median at $41,690 — no skew either way in the published band.
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Pay band: Tellers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,620 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $41,690 |
| Top tenth earn over | $49,090 |
| This salary | $41,690 |
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 | $34,196 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $35,678 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,351 |
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 | $39,846 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,634 |
| 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 $41,690. The published range is $31,620 up to $49,090, 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 $34,196, worked from $41,690. 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 387 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $35,364 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 387.
- Reported values are medians; for tellers in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $31,620 to $49,090. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Georgia take-home of $34,196, on $41,690 for work ranking 387 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 387 of 492 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $35,364, worked from $41,690, 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 387 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $31,620 at the bottom tenth to $49,090 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 $35,364 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 $34,196.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,620 to $49,090) 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 $35,364 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 $34,196 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.