How much do Education Teachers, Postsecondary make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Percentile spread

For Education Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $15,080 and the 90th percentile is $95,820. The difference is $80,740, which is 122.6% 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 $15,080 to the 75th at $78,070, covers $62,990.

The mean annual wage is $58,690, which sits below the median of $65,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is 12.6% lower than the national median of $75,350 for Education Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,842, which is 12.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.4% higher than the Georgia median of $62,510.

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 $65,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Teachers, Postsecondary at $65,842 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Teachers, Postsecondary. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 7th of 12 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).).

• Chattanooga, TN-GA is 106 miles away, with a median of $103,790 and employment of 110. That median is 57.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,476, against $65,842 here.
• Auburn-Opelika, AL is 108 miles away, with a median of $79,380 and employment of 70. That median is 20.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,273, against $65,842 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 131 miles away, with a median of $71,450 and employment of 210. That median is 8.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,614, against $65,842 here.

Employment share

Education Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (920 of 2,889,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (60,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.81 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.