SOC 43-5111 · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Atlanta, GA

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Atlanta, Georgia is $46,880 a year ($22.54 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,780: half of the 1,310 people in this job in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$46,880average per year

$22.54 / hourMedian $45,780Take-home ≈ $38,257

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $54K75th
  • $59K90th

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

1,310people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#1 of 7Georgia metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Atlanta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,520 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,600 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Atlanta earn between $39,030 and $54,010.

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $54K75th
  • $59K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,880$3,907$22.54
Median$45,780$3,815$22.01
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,030$3,252$18.76
Experienced (75th percentile)$54,010$4,501$25.97

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Atlanta vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Atlanta earn 5% more than the Georgia average ($44,810) and about the same as the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Atlanta$46,880$45,780$34,520$58,6001,310
Georgia$44,810$45,180$34,050$56,5902,370
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Atlanta

On the average salary of $46,880, a single filer in Atlanta takes home about $38,257 a year, or $3,188 a month and $1,471 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 weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? 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 $46,880 buys what about $46,853 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 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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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other Georgia cities

Atlanta ranks 1st of 7 Georgia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Atlanta: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Atlanta?

$22.54 an hour on average, and $22.01 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Atlanta?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,520 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,030, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Atlanta?

About $38,257 a year ($3,188 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,880.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Atlanta than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

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 43-5111; area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (12060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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 1.32, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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