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Nursing pay in Georgia
An offer copied from the national Nurse Practitioners median will miss Georgia.
An offer copied from the national Nurse Practitioners median will miss Georgia. Local pay is about $129.4K, 2% under the national median.
The 75th percentile for Nurse Practitioners in Georgia is $141.2K. State employment on that row is 10,460.
Read through to Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Georgia: about $29.3K, 18% under the national median.
Each occupation
1Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $129,430
- 75th percentile
- $141,240
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 0.98
- State employment
- 10,460
2Registered Nurses
- State median
- $93,550
- 75th percentile
- $106,330
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 0.96
- State employment
- 100,950
3Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- State median
- $62,030
- 75th percentile
- $70,690
- U.S. median
- $64,400
- State vs U.S.
- 0.96
- State employment
- 21,060
4Nursing Assistants
- State median
- $37,680
- 75th percentile
- $42,980
- U.S. median
- $42,260
- State vs U.S.
- 0.89
- State employment
- 43,440
5Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State median
- $29,270
- 75th percentile
- $34,870
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- State vs U.S.
- 0.82
- State employment
- 50,870
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse Practitioners | $129,430 | $141,240 | $132,300 | 0.98 | 10,460 |
| 2 | Registered Nurses | $93,550 | $106,330 | $97,550 | 0.96 | 100,950 |
| 3 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $62,030 | $70,690 | $64,400 | 0.96 | 21,060 |
| 4 | Nursing Assistants | $37,680 | $42,980 | $42,260 | 0.89 | 43,440 |
| 5 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $29,270 | $34,870 | $35,800 | 0.82 | 50,870 |
Takeaways
- Budget Nurse Practitioners in Georgia at about $129.4K, 2% under the national median.
- In Georgia, the published 75th percentile for Nurse Practitioners is $141.2K.
- The Georgia employment cell for Nurse Practitioners reads 10,460.
- Keep Home Health and Personal Care Aides on the Georgia note at about $29.3K.
For recruiters
- Clear local Nurse Practitioners pay before a start date.
- Mention the 75th percentile for Nurse Practitioners.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Georgia median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 4 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Registered Nurses state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Georgia is 27 of 51. A row links to the Georgia metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $129,430 is stated as about $129.4K. $132,300 is stated as about $132.3K. a comparison of 0.98 is stated as 2 percent. $141,240 is stated as about $141.2K. $29,270 is stated as about $29.3K. a comparison of 0.82 is stated as 18 percent. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K.
Sources
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