Insights / Healthcare pay below the U.S. median / Georgia
5 healthcare jobs where pay in Georgia lags the U.S. median
A national template misses Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Georgia: local pay is about $29.3K, 18% under the national median.
The wide lag in Georgia is Home Health and Personal Care Aides: about $29.3K locally, about $35.8K nationally, 18% under the national median.
Recruiters covering Georgia should treat 0.97 times the national median as the line. Home Health and Personal Care Aides is under it.
Healthcare Social Workers is still under the national median in Georgia: about $62.4K versus about $67.9K, 8% under the national median.
Each occupation
1Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State median
- $29,270
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- State vs U.S.
- 0.82
2Physician Assistants
- State median
- $115,390
- U.S. median
- $135,880
- State vs U.S.
- 0.85
3Nursing Assistants
- State median
- $37,680
- U.S. median
- $42,260
- State vs U.S.
- 0.89
4Medical Assistants
- State median
- $41,600
- U.S. median
- $45,690
- State vs U.S.
- 0.91
5Healthcare Social Workers
- State median
- $62,420
- U.S. median
- $67,880
- State vs U.S.
- 0.92
Ranked table
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| Rank | Occupation | State median | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $29,270 | $35,800 | 0.82 |
| 2 | Physician Assistants | $115,390 | $135,880 | 0.85 |
| 3 | Nursing Assistants | $37,680 | $42,260 | 0.89 |
| 4 | Medical Assistants | $41,600 | $45,690 | 0.91 |
| 5 | Healthcare Social Workers | $62,420 | $67,880 | 0.92 |
Takeaways
- Lead the Georgia lag conversation with Home Health and Personal Care Aides at about $29.3K.
- For Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Georgia, that pay is 18% under the national median.
- Healthcare Social Workers in Georgia pays about $62.4K, against about $67.9K nationally.
- These five Georgia lags are the ones at or under the 0.97 line.
For recruiters
- Clear the local median for Home Health and Personal Care Aides.
- Show both medians before the offer goes out.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
An occupation is included only when the Georgia OEWS median is at most 0.97 times the U.S. median for the same occupation. The 5 lowest comparisons are shown. States with fewer than 5 such occupations are omitted, rather than filled with occupations at or above the U.S. median. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by the lowest comparison, Georgia is 18 of 31. 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: $29,270 is stated as about $29.3K. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K. a comparison of 0.82 is stated as 18 percent. $62,420 is stated as about $62.4K. $67,880 is stated as about $67.9K. a comparison of 0.92 is stated as 8 percent.
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