Biological Scientists, All Other Salary in Athens, GA

Biological Scientists, All Other pay range in Athens

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,310 a year or less, while the top 10% make $118,710 or more. The middle half of other biological scientists in Athens earn between $52,830 and $103,080.

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

Biological Scientists, All Other salary after taxes in Athens

On the average salary of $81,750, a single filer in Athens takes home about $63,010 a year, or $5,251 a month and $2,423 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

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

Is Athens a good place for other biological scientists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Athens area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.3), so the average $81,750 buys what about $87,580 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Athens ($41,220). A typical home costs $373,118, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Biological Scientists, All Other salary in other Georgia cities

Athens ranks 3rd of 3 Georgia metro areas for this job; Atlanta pays the most ($97,760).

All Biological Scientists, All Other salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for other biological scientists

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($148,020).

Biological Scientists, All Other salary by city

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• Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$81,250 a year
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• Social Science Research Assistants$58,140 a year

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