Veterinary Technologists and Technicians in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,229
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$7,831
18.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,431
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
$43,060
Kept after tax
$35,229
Worth in national money
$36,431
State rank
37
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Georgia. The middle earner gets $43,060. That is 37 of 51 states, and about 9.12% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against 492 occupations Georgia publishes, this job lands at 377. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Georgia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $43,060 the take-home is $35,229; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $36,431 would nationally. The average comes to $43,720, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For veterinary technologists and technicians, Georgia sits in the lower band at $43,060, ranking 37 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 9.12%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Georgia, this work ranks 377 of 492 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Post-tax income for veterinary technologists and technicians in Georgia, on $43,060, is $35,229 — equivalent to $36,431 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 $43,720 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,060 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,060 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,590 |
| This salary | $43,060 |
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 | $35,229 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,779 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,416 |
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 | $41,131 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,713 |
| 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 $43,060. The published range is $35,060 up to $58,590, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $35,229 take-home in Georgia comes from $43,060. 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 377 of 492.
- Two cautions on $36,431, the adjusted value of that $43,060 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 377 of 492 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for veterinary technologists and technicians in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,060 to $58,590. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $35,229, from $43,060, 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 377 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 37 of 51 for it.
- This $36,431 adjusted figure, worked from $43,060, 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 377 of 492 in the state. The occupation ranks 377 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $35,060 and the top tenth $58,590, so most people doing this work in Georgia sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $36,431 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Georgia's own levy, $35,229 remains.
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 ($35,060 to $58,590) 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 $36,431 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 $35,229 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.