How much do Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Percentile spread

For Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, the published 10th percentile is $49,450 and the 90th percentile is $96,860. The difference is $47,410, which is 61.4% 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 $61,630 to the 75th at $79,460, covers $17,830.

The mean annual wage is $73,690, which sits below the median of $77,210. 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 7.2% higher than the national median of $72,040 for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $77,165, which is 7.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% higher than the Georgia median of $75,480.

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 $77,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education at $77,165 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 1st of 25 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 $62,950 and employment of 520. That median is 18.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,054, against $77,165 here.
• Rome, GA is 60 miles away, with a median of $63,450 and employment of 130. That median is 17.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,374, against $77,165 here.
• Athens-Clarke County, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $75,350 and employment of 640. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,724, against $77,165 here.

Employment share

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education accounts for 0.51% of wage-and-salary employment in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (14,830 of 2,889,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.69% of employment (1,065,210 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.75 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.