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Atlanta: $2,496/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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Local pay

$94,748

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,896
Tax$2,000
Rent$1,399
Other bills$2,001
Left$2,496

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoAtlanta
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Atlanta · this breakdownChicago · home

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$2,000
  • Rent$1,399
  • Other living costs$2,001
  • Left over$2,496

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$94,748
Federal income tax
−$12,459
Social Security and Medicare
−$7,248
State income tax (GA)
−$4,295
Take-home pay
$70,747
Effective tax rate
25.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,399
Groceries
$392
Getting around
$580
Healthcare
$441
Utilities and internet
$245
Everything else
$343
Total spending
$3,400

Left over each month

$7,896 gross, minus $2,000 in tax and $3,400 in living costs.

$2,496

County by county

29 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Atlanta, GA
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Fulton CountyGA1.1M17%$1,635$1,659$431,200$91,49028 min
Gwinnett CountyGA967k16%$1,713$1,649$345,700$84,82333 min
Cobb CountyGA769k12%$1,640$1,626$373,700$98,71230 min
DeKalb CountyGA762k12%$1,591$1,593$331,400$77,68331 min
Clayton CountyGA299k5%$1,307$1,245$194,500$58,50733 min
Cherokee CountyGA275k4%$1,703$1,588$389,800$105,44232 min
Forsyth CountyGA260k4%$1,937$1,703$493,800$138,00031 min
Henry CountyGA245k4%$1,538$1,404$277,400$81,61233 min
Paulding CountyGA174k3%$1,622$1,295$289,000$94,55740 min
Coweta CountyGA150k2%$1,397$1,329$321,900$94,14230 min
Douglas CountyGA146k2%$1,447$1,434$262,200$80,76433 min
Carroll CountyGA122k2%$1,124$1,019$227,500$72,32730 min
Fayette CountyGA121k2%$1,787$1,679$405,600$108,98632 min
Newton CountyGA116k2%$1,331$1,153$233,300$73,73237 min
Bartow CountyGA111k2%$1,202$1,103$262,200$79,43129 min
Walton CountyGA100k2%$1,231$1,099$300,500$82,38134 min
Rockdale CountyGA94k2%$1,341$1,263$256,600$72,34935 min
Barrow CountyGA87k1%$1,197$953$255,200$77,47734 min
Spalding CountyGA68k1%$1,053$979$196,600$60,21728 min
Pickens CountyGA34k1%$1,079$939$289,600$75,29331 min
Lumpkin CountyGA34k1%$1,090$977$277,200$72,38828 min
Haralson CountyGA31k0%$884$880$210,400$65,01631 min
Dawson CountyGA29k0%$1,425$1,393$351,900$88,98632 min
Butts CountyGA26k0%$952$881$227,800$59,22131 min
Meriwether CountyGA21k0%$899$834$154,600$56,45834 min
Morgan CountyGA21k0%$1,090$1,128$323,100$85,69227 min
Pike CountyGA20k0%$1,056$927$265,700$84,18435 min
Jasper CountyGA15k0%$983$859$219,700$59,57436 min
Heard CountyGA12k0%$855$702$161,000$62,90737 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $3,864 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,399.

Work from home
18.8% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
80.6% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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Federal jobs that pay relocation here

63 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

  • Behavioral Health Case Manager (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory

    ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year

    Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Behavioral Health Clinical Consultant (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory

    ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year

    Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Behavioral Health Clinical Consultant, Team Lead (O-6 Billet) Supervisory

    ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year

    Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Personnel Security Specialist

    Office of Justice Services, Internal Affairs Division (Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs) · $61,722–$116,362 a year

    Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Program Analyst

    Department of State Headquarters · $106,437–$172,980 a year

    Hot Springs, AR · Tucson, AZ · Los Angeles, CA · +10 more · Hot Springs, AR, Tucson, AZ, Los Angeles, CA +10 · Closes October 21, 2026

58 more on the full list.

All federal jobs that pay relocation

The place

217 sunny days. July high 89°F. January nights 34°F. 31 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
217 sunny days, 89°F in July, 34°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
31 minutes each way
Size
6.3M people
Buying instead
Median home $335,100. About $2,233/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Georgia income tax. Sales tax 7.4%, property tax 0.83%.

Fit

Money left over
63
Sun and mild weather
71
Being in a big city
78
Public school districts in Atlanta

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in Atlanta
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Gwinnett CountyLawrenceville182,51814114.3
Cobb CountyMarietta105,73811014.1
DeKalb CountyStone Mountain91,75212913.6
Fulton CountyAtlanta87,01910614.1
Forsyth CountyCumming54,8644215.7
Clayton CountyJonesboro51,0556714.8
Atlanta Public SchoolsAtlanta49,9458712.1
Henry CountyMcDonough43,0125315.8
Cherokee CountyCanton42,0313714.4
Paulding CountyDallas31,4263414.8
Douglas CountyDouglasville25,5213515.6
Coweta CountyNewnan23,0642914.3

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How is take-home pay in Atlanta calculated?

Atlanta is in Georgia, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in Atlanta?

About $1,399 for a one-bedroom and $1,666 for a two-bedroom in Atlanta, GA.

How do I compare Atlanta with another city?

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