Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,130
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$8,780
18.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,432
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
$46,910
Kept after tax
$38,130
Worth in national money
$39,432
State rank
35
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Georgia is among the lower-paying states for tree trimmers and pruners. The middle earner takes $46,910, ranking 35 of 49 states — about 7.95% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Georgia reports figures for, this is number 331.
- Georgia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $46,910 the take-home is $38,130; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $39,432 would nationally. The average lands at $46,610, below the middle of the range.
- Georgia ranks 35 of 49 for tree trimmers and pruners, with a median of $46,910 — about 7.95% 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.
- In Georgia's occupational distribution, tree trimmers and pruners sits at 331 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.
- Post-tax income for tree trimmers and pruners in Georgia, on $46,910, is $38,130 — equivalent to $39,432 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $46,610 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Tree Trimmers and Pruners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $26,210 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,910 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,230 |
| This salary | $46,910 |
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 | $38,130 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,872 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,600 |
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 | $44,742 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,934 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of tree trimmers and pruners in Georgia earn under $46,910 and half over. The published range runs $26,210 at the tenth percentile to $62,230 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $38,130 take-home in Georgia comes from $46,910. 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 331 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Georgia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $39,432, the adjusted value of that $46,910 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 331 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for tree trimmers and pruners in Georgia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $26,210 to $62,230; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $38,130, from $46,910, 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 331 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 35 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Georgia, so $39,432 — the adjusted value of that $46,910 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 331 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $26,210 at the bottom tenth to $62,230 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $39,432 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 $38,130 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($26,210) and the ninetieth ($62,230) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $39,432 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 $38,130 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.