2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays
Athens
Athens-Clarke County, GA metropolitan area. 37 published occupation pages; regional price parity 93.3 (US = 100).
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · 37 occupations
Table 1 — By occupation
What Athens pays
Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.
| Occupation | Median | Employment |
|---|
| Financial Managers | $137,130 | 210 |
| Lawyers | $105,360 | 240 |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $76,600 | 1,360 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | $75,950 | 350 |
| Accountants and Auditors | $75,900 | 570 |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $75,350 | 640 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $69,470 | 250 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $65,810 | 420 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $65,210 | 320 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | $62,080 | 560 |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $61,600 | 420 |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $60,710 | 570 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $54,190 | 880 |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | $51,170 | 440 |
| Bus Drivers, School | $48,630 | 260 |
| Production Workers, All Other | $48,360 | 450 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $47,360 | 820 |
| Light Truck Drivers | $45,800 | 530 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $43,040 | 800 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $42,160 | 330 |
| Office Clerks, General | $41,220 | 1,880 |
| Medical Assistants | $38,620 | 910 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $38,210 | 1,800 |
| Construction Laborers | $37,120 | 420 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $37,060 | 1,140 |
| Nursing Assistants | $36,330 | 1,110 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $34,960 | 320 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $34,600 | 1,570 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $34,290 | 690 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $33,540 | 1,120 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $32,350 | 290 |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $32,170 | 1,090 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $31,190 | 510 |
| Cashiers | $28,130 | 2,120 |
| Childcare Workers | $27,010 | 410 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $25,840 | 370 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $21,090 | 2,030 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.