Registered Nurses salary in Atlanta, GA

Median pay for registered nurses in Atlanta, GA: $92,240/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $66,470 – $127,400 · about 51,820 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($80,810) by +$11,430 (+14%).

What it's really worth in Atlanta

With Atlanta's cost of living at 100 (US=100), that $92,240 has the buying power of about $91,798 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $82,625 · median home $382,938 · median rent $1,840/mo.

Full Atlanta cost of living & taxes →

How Atlanta ranks for this job

On raw pay, Atlanta, GA is 43rd of the 187 metros we hold registered nurses wages for. Once Atlanta's cost of living is applied, it ranks 48th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Atlanta sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Atlanta

A median home in Atlanta, GA costs $382,938 — about 4.2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,840/mo works out at 24% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where registered nurses earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Atlanta.

Metro	Median pay	vs Atlanta	Rent vs Atlanta
Vallejo, CA	$187,080	+103%	1.3×
San Francisco, CA	$181,240	+96%	1.8×
San Jose, CA	$179,210	+94%	2×
Sacramento, CA	$157,810	+71%	1.2×

Same job elsewhere in GA

Metro	Median pay	vs Atlanta	Rent vs Atlanta
Savannah, GA	$80,600	−13%	1×
Augusta, GA	$80,470	−13%	0.8×
Columbus, GA	$74,550	−19%	0.7×

Staying in GA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires registered nurses around Atlanta

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Centers for Disease Control · Government

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