SOC 29-9099 · Athens-Clarke County, GA metro

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other Salary in Athens, GA

The average salary for other healthcare practitioners and technical workers in Athens, Georgia is $76,570 a year ($36.81 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,240: half of the 40 people in this job in the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($76,720).

$76,570average per year

$36.81 / hourMedian $60,240Take-home ≈ $59,625

  • $38K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $102K75th
  • $137K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
-0%vs U.S. average
#3 of 7Georgia metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other pay range in Athens

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,290 a year or less, while the top 10% make $137,450 or more. The middle half of other healthcare practitioners and technical workers in Athens earn between $46,160 and $101,550.

  • $38K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $102K75th
  • $137K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$76,570$6,381$36.81
Median$60,240$5,020$28.96
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,160$3,847$22.19
Experienced (75th percentile)$101,550$8,462$48.82

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

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other pay in Athens vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Other healthcare practitioners and technical workers in Athens earn 8% less than the Georgia average ($83,210) and about the same as the U.S. average ($76,720). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $65,790.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Athens$76,570$60,240$38,290$137,45040
Georgia$83,210$63,230$37,440$161,3501,770
United States$76,720$65,790$38,660$129,83035,010

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Athens

On the average salary of $76,570, a single filer in Athens takes home about $59,625 a year, or $4,969 a month and $2,293 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 Athens a good place for other healthcare practitioners and technical workers? 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 $76,570 buys what about $82,031 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Athens ($41,220). A typical home costs $373,118, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other salary in other Georgia cities

Athens ranks 3rd of 7 Georgia metro areas for this job; Atlanta pays the most ($101,910).

All Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for other healthcare practitioners and technical workers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($138,430).

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other salary by city

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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other salary in Athens: questions

How much do other healthcare practitioners and technical workers make an hour in Athens?

$36.81 an hour on average, and $28.96 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other healthcare practitioners and technical workers salary in Athens?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,290 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,160, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other healthcare practitioners and technical workers take-home pay in Athens?

About $59,625 a year ($4,969 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $76,570.

Do other healthcare practitioners and technical workers earn more in Athens than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($76,720).

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 29-9099; area Athens-Clarke County, GA (12020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 1.97, this job is 2.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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