How much do Genetic Counselors make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Percentile spread

For Genetic Counselors, the published 10th percentile is $45,200 and the 90th percentile is $131,150. The difference is $85,950, which is 87.1% 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 $45,200 to the 75th at $115,170, covers $69,970.

The mean annual wage is $83,900, which sits below the median of $98,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is 1.4% lower than the national median of $100,040 for Genetic Counselors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,603, which is 1.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.2% higher than the Georgia median of $82,750.

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 $98,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Genetic Counselors at $98,603 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Genetic Counselors in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.