Aerospace Engineers Salary in Atlanta, GA

Aerospace Engineers pay range in Atlanta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $108,590 a year or less, while the top 10% make $199,140 or more. The middle half of aerospace engineers in Atlanta earn between $108,590 and $177,320.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Aerospace Engineers salary after taxes in Atlanta

On the average salary of $146,710, a single filer in Atlanta takes home about $104,970 a year, or $8,747 a month and $4,037 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Atlanta a good place for aerospace engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Atlanta area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $146,710 buys what about $146,625 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlanta ($51,170). A typical home costs $382,938, or 2.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Aerospace Engineers salary in other Georgia cities

Atlanta ranks 1st of 2 Georgia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Aerospace Engineers salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for aerospace engineers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($183,920).

Aerospace Engineers salary by city

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