Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Atlanta, GA

807 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Atlanta, GA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$618,090	8,700	View salary detail
Surgeons, All Other	$529,100	90	View salary detail
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$412,900	60	View salary detail
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$354,000	270	View salary detail
Dermatologists	$284,630	—	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$276,960	280	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$275,820	2,350	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$275,820	2,350	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$275,080	5,170	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$275,080	5,170	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$275,080	5,170	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$275,080	5,170	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$275,080	5,170	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$275,080	5,170	View salary detail
Urologists	$275,080	5,170	View salary detail
Physicians, Pathologists	$270,000	—	View salary detail
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$263,810	—	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$259,320	2,060	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$239,060	470	View salary detail
Anesthesiologists	$226,830	770	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$222,690	1,710	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$186,640	810	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$177,970	14,430	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$171,240	15,660	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$171,240	15,660	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$171,240	15,660	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$166,920	12,080	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$166,800	110	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$166,100	760	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$165,910	2,590	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$164,040	220	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$163,500	6,700	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$162,410	2,330	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$162,410	2,330	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$161,250	5,300	View salary detail
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	$160,190	140	View salary detail
Orthodontists	$159,230	—	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$156,040	80	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$150,220	—	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$149,990	—	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$146,880	560	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$146,560	370	View salary detail
Physicists	$144,870	100	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$144,790	550	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$139,870	6,120	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$139,500	2,110	View salary detail
Database Architects	$139,500	2,110	View salary detail
Lawyers	$138,210	18,760	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$137,680	930	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$137,680	930	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.