SOC 31-9097 · Healthcare Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Phlebotomists make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Phlebotomists in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $49,370. The 10th percentile is $36,280 and the 90th percentile is $57,700. Employment is 2,790.
Median annual wage
$49,370
- 10th percentile
- $36,280
- 25th percentile
- $42,280
- Median
- $49,370
- 75th percentile
- $52,290
- 90th percentile
- $57,700
- Mean
- $48,950
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Phlebotomists, the published 10th percentile is $36,280 and the 90th percentile is $57,700. The difference is $21,420, which is 43.4% 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 $42,280 to the 75th at $52,290, covers $10,010.
The mean annual wage is $48,950, which sits below the median of $49,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is 9.2% higher than the national median of $45,230 for Phlebotomists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,341, which is 9.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 7.7% higher than the Georgia median of $45,840.
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 $49,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Phlebotomists at $49,341 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Phlebotomists. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 1st of 23 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).).
- Gainesville, GA is 52 miles away, with a median of $38,630 and employment of 160. That median is 21.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,921, against $49,341 here.
- Rome, GA is 60 miles away, with a median of $39,880 and employment of 110. That median is 19.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,232, against $49,341 here.
- Athens-Clarke County, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $38,570 and employment of 100. That median is 21.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,321, against $49,341 here.
Employment share
Phlebotomists accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (2,790 of 2,889,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (143,540 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Phlebotomists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Phlebotomists make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Phlebotomists in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $49,370. The 10th percentile is $36,280 and the 90th percentile is $57,700. Employment is 2,790.
How does that compare with the national median for Phlebotomists?
The local median is 9.2% higher than the national median of $45,230.
What is Phlebotomists pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $49,370 is $49,341. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA compare with nearby metros for Phlebotomists?
Gainesville, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $38,630. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 1st of 23 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.