SOC 51-3092 · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro

Food Batchmakers Salary in Atlanta, GA

The average salary for food batchmakers in Atlanta, Georgia is $46,590 a year ($22.40 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,780: half of the 2,530 people in this job in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,694).

$46,590average per year

$22.40 / hourMedian $48,780Take-home ≈ $38,039

  • $34K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

2,530people in this job
+7%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 5Georgia metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Batchmakers pay range in Atlanta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,940 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,940 or more. The middle half of food batchmakers in Atlanta earn between $38,120 and $52,430.

  • $34K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,590$3,882$22.40
Median$48,780$4,065$23.45
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,120$3,177$18.33
Experienced (75th percentile)$52,430$4,369$25.21

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

Food Batchmakers salary after taxes in Atlanta

On the average salary of $46,590, a single filer in Atlanta takes home about $38,039 a year, or $3,170 a month and $1,463 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

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

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Is Atlanta a good place for food batchmakers? 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 $46,590 buys what about $46,563 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlanta ($51,170). A typical home costs $382,938, or 8.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Batchmakers salary in other Georgia cities

Atlanta ranks 1st of 5 Georgia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Food Batchmakers salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for food batchmakers

Cedar Rapids, IA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($64,370).

Food Batchmakers salary by city

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Food Batchmakers salary in Atlanta: questions

How much do food batchmakers make an hour in Atlanta?

$22.40 an hour on average, and $23.45 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level food batchmakers salary in Atlanta?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,940 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the food batchmakers take-home pay in Atlanta?

About $38,039 a year ($3,170 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,590.

Do food batchmakers earn more in Atlanta than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,694).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-3092; area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (12060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.78, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.78).

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