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The highest paying job in Georgia is Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers, with a median salary of $618,090 per year. Below is the complete ranking of the top 25 careers in GA based on 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025
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Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown including percentile data and state-by-state comparisons.
| Rank | Occupation | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $618,090 | $476,310 | 8,770 |
| 2 | Cardiologists | $610,070 | $616,040 | 1,150 |
| 3 | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | $474,820 | $503,390 | 490 |
| 4 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $425,460 | $388,060 | 5,440 |
| 5 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $382,920 | $342,700 | 120 |
| 6 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $354,000 | $319,300 | 350 |
| 7 | Radiologists | $335,190 | $416,100 | N/A |
| 8 | Family Medicine Physicians | $259,320 | $280,870 | 3,690 |
| 9 | Psychiatrists | $237,480 | $227,430 | 470 |
| 10 | Anesthesiologists | $230,000 | $276,840 | 1,040 |
| 11 | Nurse Anesthetists | $224,630 | $226,330 | 1,170 |
| 12 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $219,010 | $259,490 | N/A |
| 13 | Physicians, Pathologists | $211,800 | $205,020 | 170 |
| 14 | Chief Executives | $208,180 | $275,840 | 4,080 |
| 15 | Dentists, General | $206,760 | $214,040 | 2,620 |
| 16 | Air Traffic Controllers | $178,420 | $164,700 | 970 |
| 17 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $173,940 | $187,100 | 18,560 |
| 18 | Financial Managers | $166,790 | $182,920 | 21,390 |
| 19 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $163,060 | $175,500 | 1,010 |
| 20 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $161,470 | $163,150 | 3,590 |
| 21 | Marketing Managers | $160,760 | $168,940 | 8,510 |
| 22 | Sales Managers | $159,890 | $170,360 | 17,690 |
| 23 | Orthodontists | $159,230 | $167,240 | N/A |
| 24 | Medical Dosimetrists | $155,390 | $155,610 | 140 |
| 25 | Purchasing Managers | $155,360 | $163,270 | 3,430 |
The top-paying careers in Georgia are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners fields. The #1 job, Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers, pays $544,372 more than the state average of $73,717 per year.
At the 90th percentile, experienced Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers professionals in GA can earn up to $642,610 annually — making it one of the most lucrative career paths in the state.
Among the top 25, the minimum median salary is $155,360, meaning all jobs on this list pay significantly above the national average.
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Rankings are based on median annual salary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025 estimates. We use median rather than mean salary because it better represents typical earnings and is less affected by outliers.
Only occupations with state-level data published by BLS are included. Some specialized or rare occupations may not have data for every state. For full methodology details, see our Methodology page.