How much do Atmospheric and Space Scientists make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Percentile spread

For Atmospheric and Space Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $51,760 and the 90th percentile is $181,610. The difference is $129,850, which is 126.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $78,420 to the 75th at $132,920, covers $54,500.

The mean annual wage is $111,530, which sits above the median of $103,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is 4% higher than the national median of $99,070 for Atmospheric and Space Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,020, which is 4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.5% higher than the Georgia median of $96,820.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $103,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Atmospheric and Space Scientists at $103,020 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Atmospheric and Space Scientists. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Birmingham, AL is 141 miles away, with a median of $77,580 and employment of 50. That median is 24.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,654, against $103,020 here.
• Huntsville, AL is 152 miles away, with a median of $81,080 and employment of 180. That median is 21.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,115, against $103,020 here.

Employment share

Atmospheric and Space Scientists accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (130 of 2,889,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (10,000 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.